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what country established the first permanent colony on the mainland what is now the United States and 1565

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It was the Spanish who established the first permanent colony on the mainland what is now the United States and 1565, with the colony of St. Augustine. Although it should be noted that one of the first true successful colonies was Jamestown. 
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