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| − | + | '''America's First Settlement''' is a slogan used by the [[City of Pensacola]] in reference to the [[1559]] [[Luna expedition|expedition]] by Don [[Tristan de Luna]] that established the first European presence within the current United States. However, the colony was abandoned after being devastated by a [[1559 hurricane|hurricane]], and six years later [[Wikipedia:St. Augustine, Florida|St. Augustine]] became the oldest continuously occupied European city on the continent. | |
The phrase is found on several signs that welcome visitors to [[downtown Pensacola]], despite the fact that Luna is believed to have settled further west, outside [[Pensacola city limits|city limits]], on or near [[barrancas|the bluff]] where [[Fort Barrancas]] now sits. | The phrase is found on several signs that welcome visitors to [[downtown Pensacola]], despite the fact that Luna is believed to have settled further west, outside [[Pensacola city limits|city limits]], on or near [[barrancas|the bluff]] where [[Fort Barrancas]] now sits. | ||
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