THIS week is the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de
León’s purported discovery of Florida. Commemorations include the
unveiling of “The First Landing,” a larger-than-life statue of Ponce in
Melbourne Beach, as well as the introduction by the Postal Service of “La Florida,” a four-stamp series timed to honor what is being presented as the founding moment in our country’s history. These celebrations are a fiesta of illusion...
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