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.
Juan Ponce de Leon. Spanish Explorer; in 1513 and in 1521, he explored Florida, thinking it was an island. Looking for gold and the fountain of youth, he failed in his search for the fountain of youth but established Florida as territory for the Spanish, before being killed by a Native American arrow.