Tag: Tristan de Luna

There are nights you go out, and then there are nights you feel part of something. Life’s A Dance Pensacola’s Benefit Dance Showcase (LAD) is...

Dancing with Purpose It was a true honor to represent the Escambia County District 4 Office at the First Pensacola Coronation, where we gave respect...

The University of West Florida has won a national archaeology award for its work unearthing Tristan de Luna's 1559 settlement in Pensacola — the first...

A standing-room only crowd turned out this month to hear details and view artifacts from both the shipwrecks and land settlement associated with the...

A free event hosted by University of West Florida archaeologists will showcase the most recent discoveries of the 1559 Luna expedition in Pensacola. The University...

Four hundred and fifty-seven years ago this week, Spanish explorer Tristán de Luna y Arellano sailed into Pensacola Bay and established the first multi-year...

Once again, hurricane season is upon us. As a yearly ritual, residents along the Gulf Coast use this current time of calm for preparation…and a...

An image appears that catches the attention of Dr. Greg Cook, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of West Florida, as he...

It was 457 years ago. William Shakespeare had yet to be born. The world had yet to adopt the Gregorian calendar, and only a few...

Two shipwrecks in Pensacola Bay, from Tristan de Luna’s 1559 fleet, now have state recognition through a historical marker dedicated Friday morning. Considered a major...