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Viva Florida 500 with Ponce de Leon at the Collier County Commission

Dania Maxwell/Staff Carlos Bicho, left, dressed as Juan Ponce de Leon stands with Tim England, off left, dressed as a British Officer at the Collier County Commission on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in Naples, Fla. Part of a statewide celebration called Viva Florida 500, commissioners are recognizing the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon's landing. Ponce de Leon is credited with the first recorded landing and detailed exploration on the Florida coast.

Photo by DANIA MAXWELL

Dania Maxwell/Staff Carlos Bicho, left, dressed as Juan Ponce de Leon stands with Tim England, off left, dressed as a British Officer at the Collier County Commission on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in Naples, Fla. Part of a statewide celebration called Viva Florida 500, commissioners are recognizing the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon's landing. Ponce de Leon is credited with the first recorded landing and detailed exploration on the Florida coast.

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  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Carlos Bicho, left, dressed as Juan Ponce de Leon stands with Tim England, right, dressed as a British Officer at the Collier County Commission on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in Naples, Fla. Part of a statewide celebration called Viva Florida 500, commissioners are recognizing the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon's landing. Ponce de Leon is credited with the first recorded landing and detailed exploration on the Florida coast.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Carlos Bicho, left, dressed as Juan Ponce de Leon stands with Tim England, off left, dressed as a British Officer at the Collier County Commission on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in Naples, Fla. Part of a statewide celebration called Viva Florida 500, commissioners are recognizing the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon's landing. Ponce de Leon is credited with the first recorded landing and detailed exploration on the Florida coast.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Tim England, left, dressed as a British Officer and Carlos Bicho, right, dressed as Juan Ponce de Leon speak with Commissioner Georgia Hiller, center, at the Collier County Commission on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in Naples, Fla. Part of a statewide celebration called Viva Florida 500, commissioners are recognizing the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon's landing. Ponce de Leon is credited with the first recorded landing and detailed exploration on the Florida coast.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Carlos Bicho, right, dressed as Juan Ponce de Leon stands with Ga'l de Maisonneuve, a representative from the French Consulate at the Collier County Commission on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in Naples, Fla. Part of a statewide celebration called Viva Florida 500, commissioners are recognizing the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon's landing. Ponce de Leon is credited with the first recorded landing and detailed exploration on the Florida coast.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Tim England, far left, dressed as a British Officer and Carlos Bicho, far right, dressed as Juan Ponce de Leon stand with representatives from the general consuls of Spain, France and Great Britain and the Collier County Commission on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in Naples, Fla. Part of a statewide celebration called Viva Florida 500, commissioners are recognizing the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon's landing. Ponce de Leon is credited with the first recorded landing and detailed exploration on the Florida coast.

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