after their 3rd hurricane in 1752 the presidio was abandoned and they moved the settlement to the mainland
Hereticangel
the French in Mobile and the Spanish in Pensacola weren't always at war..... that is 'sworn enemies'
the trade between the two was mutually beneficial, and only stopped when the parent nation's tempers flared... or they felt their territory was threatened
one could say the Mobilians and Pensacolans had more in common with each other than their parent nations... having to suffer the same hardships...