Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León originally named it La Florida ("Flowery Land") upon his discovery of its lands in 1513.
History
Upon the discovery of the New World after the voyage of Christoffa Corombo in the late 15th century, the Assassins started spreading their influence to the Americas. By 1510, the Assassin Order had established a Brotherhood in Florida.[1]
In that same year, the Puerto Ricans Alonso Carlo and his adopted son Miguel Ramón Carlo de Lugo fled to Florida after Carlo was accused of attempting to assassinate Juan Ponce de León, the Governor of Puerto Rico. They found save haven with the Assassins, and Miguel was trained to become a member of the Brotherhood.[1]
In 1521, de León journeyed to Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth, enchanted by the myth that the fountain's waters granted eternal youth. The fountain truthfully housed a Piece of Eden, and was under the protecting of the Assassin Brotherhood. Miguel Ramón was sent to convince de León to stop his journey, though the latter refused their request. The Assassins fired a volley of poisoned arrows at de León, and he succumbed to his injury later after his return to Havana.[1]
During the early 18th century, during the Golden Age of Piracy, Florida was frequently visited by pirates in search of treasure. Edward Kenway, a pirate-turned-Assassin, also visited Florida during his lifetime.[2]
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