Historic Florida People

West Palm Beach, Florida about 1910.

West Palm Beach, Florida, about 1910.

 

Hernando de Soto

Hernando de Soto

Andres Dorantes de Carranza – Spanish Explorer

Anglin Brothers – Escaping From Alcatraz

Tristan de Luna y Arellano – Spanish Conquistador

Captain Pedro Menendez de Aviles – Spanish Conquistador

Al Capone – Leading the Chicago Outfit

Hernando De Soto – Exploring the Southeast

Estevanico – Finding Cibola

Barker-Karpis Gang – Terrorizing the Midwest

Juan Ponce de Leon – Spanish Explorer

Jeff Davis Milton – Long-Term Lawman

Panfilo de Narvaez – Spanish Explorer

© Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated November 2022.

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