SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN

A group from the Royal Order of Conquistadors, including Gil Bailargeon, from left, Ray Dion, Lindsay Harrington and Jerry York, poses at Ponce de Leon Park, near the place where local historians believe the Spanish explorer attempted to establish America's first European colony in 1521.

SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN

Lindsay Harrington of the Royal Order of the Ponce de Leon Conquistadors carries the flag of Spain in honor of the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon's landing in Florida.