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.
Florida was named by Spanish conquistador Ponce de LeÃ³n, who was the first European to record its location, on April 2, 1513. He believed it to be a large island. He called it La Florida (flowery land) referring to the Easter season, which in Spanish is Pascua Florida.