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.
Site of first multi-year European settlement in the U.S. identified by University of West Florida archaeology program. The University of West Florida archaeology program recently identified the archaeological site of the Luna settlement â the first multi-year European settlement in the United States â in a developed neighborhood in Pensacola.