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.
Pensacola Historical Society, Pensacola Historical Society. Fullscreen. A 1900 program for the Pensacola Mardi Gras. Pensacola Historical Society, Pensacola Historical Society. Fullscreen. In February of 1900 in Pensacola, Alexander Clement Blount II was named as the first Priscus, King of the Carnival. Louise Yonge (not pictured) was his queen. The name, Priscus, was derived from Rome's fifth king, Lucius Tarquinas Priscus.