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.
After making several stops at Caribbean islands, and conquering the island of Bimini, de Leon and his men reached the east coast of Florida (St. Augustine) on April 2, 1513. He named the land âPascua de Floridaâ, or Feast of Flowers, because he discovered it on Palm Sunday. He claimed all of the land for Spain.