THE BREAKING NEWS of the 2015 discovery of the Tristan de Luna colony site in Pensacola,"the oldest established European multi-year settlement in the U.S.", reminds us of the fact that the historic street names of Dauphin Island were chosen for their significance to Dauphin Island. As the work continues to discover the de Luna sites still undiscovered in present-day Alabama, we can reflect upon the fact that THE COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE that named Dauphin Island's streets chose the name DELUNA STREET. This street was to be named for Tristan de Luna, commander of a group of Vera Cruz colonists who in 1559 laid out a city on Mobile Bay that would have been the first city to be established within the present limits of the United States if it had lived. THIS STREET DOES NOT EXIST ON PRESENT-DAY DAUPHIN ISLAND & ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION, if any, IS UNKNOWN. Tristan De Luna survived his colonial adventure and returned to the Yucatan where he served as governor until his death in 1571. http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2015/12/17/we-found-lunas-colony/77449884/