The 20th Annual Conquistador Cup Regatta will be held on Charlotte Harbor March 2-3. The Punta Gorda Sailing Club will be the organizing authority, in cooperation with the Royal Order of the Ponce de Leon Conquistadors.

The Royal Order of the Ponce de Leon Conquistadors, often known as the Conquistadors, will commemorate this year the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Florida and Charlotte Harbor in 1513 by Juan Ponce de Leon. This regatta is just one of several events scheduled locally and throughout the state under the Secretary of State’s Viva Florida 500 program, which commemorates this significant milestone unlike any other in the history of the United States.