Florida, Lee County, Mobile Blogging, Southwest Florida Matanzas Pass by Erin • September 5, 2012 • Comments Off Matanzas Pass, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. We are floating through the No-wake zone of the Pass. "Matanzas" allegedly means "murder"; this is the place where, according o legend, Ponce de Leon’s armor was fatally pierced by a Calusa spear. As legends go, it doesn’t get any better than that! Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterGoogle +1PinterestStumbleUponMorePocketRedditTumblrDiggLinkedIn