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.
The State of Florida. Juan Ponce de Leon landed on the shores of northeast Florida in April of 1513. He called the area la Florida in honor of Spain's Eastertime celebration Pascua florida (feast of the flowers). He never discovered the legendary Fountain of Youth but, if it exists, it could well be somewhere in Florida.