…sail "to the north and other times…
May 1513 CE
…sail "to the north and other times to the northeast" until they reach the Florida mainland on May 23.
They encounter the Calusa, who refuse to trade and drive off the Spanish ships by surrounding them with warriors in sea canoes armed with long bows.
Again, the exact site of their landfall is controversial.
The vicinity of Charlotte Harbor is the most commonly identified spot, while some assert a landing further north at Tampa Bay or even Pensacola.
Other historians have argued the distances were too great to cover in the available time and the more likely location was Cape Romano or Cape Sable.
Here Ponce de León anchors for several days to take on water and repair the ships.
They are approached by Calusa, who might have been initially interested in trading but relations soon turn hostile.
Several skirmishes follow with casualties on both sides and the Spaniards take eight natives captive, including one to become a translator.