The Differences Between a Criminal Case and a Civil Case. The American legal system is comprised of two very different types of cases, civil and criminal. Crimes are generally offenses against the state, and are accordingly prosecuted by the state.
Researchers at the University of West Florida say theyâve proved Spanish Explorer, Tristan de Luna established his Spanish colony of Pensacola in August of 1559. Thatâs six years before St. Augustine, which claims itâs the oldest because itâs been continuously occupied.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALABAMA-HISTORY. Fort Santa Mar a de Ochuse (1559 - 1561), Mobile Bay. A fortified settlement (Santa Mar a Filipina) built by 1500 Spanish colonists under Trist n de Luna. They thought they were in Pensacola Bay. All historic geographic references point to Mobile Bay.