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The Spanish were the first Europeans to establish permanent settlements in which areas that are now part of the United States?

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Answer:Ponce de Leon made the first attempt to create a permanent colony in North America after Columbus's discovery, eight years after he led the first major European exploration of the North American continent into Florida in 1513. He returned in 1521 with 200 people to start a settlement near modern-day Tampa.

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