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Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, is the oldest permanent European settlement in the Western Hemisphere, established by the Spanish in 1498.
The first permanent settlement in the Western Hemisphere was started by the Spanish. In 1565, they established the city of St. Augustine in northeastern Florida and it's still thriving today.
Spanish missions were never established in Georgia. The mission system was established in the southwest and western regions of the United States in the 1700's.
The Spanish. They used the missions as outposts of their culture and to foist Western Christianity and Catholicism upon the Native Americans.
The first permanent settlement in the Western Hemisphere was started by the Spanish. In 1565, they established the city of St. Augustine in northeastern Florida and it's still thriving today.
It was settled on the eastern part of North America. The western part of North America was not settled or explored for nearly 40 years after the initial colonies had been established.
Most of Western America had been settled.
There were 21 California Missions established by the Spaniards which established their footprint and claim to the western portion of North America including: * Mission San Francisco Solano, * Mission San Francisco de Asis, * Mission San Jose, * Mission Santa Cruz, * Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, * Mission Santa Barbara and others.
Middle Western states
Norse. The first European colony in the western hemisphere were led by Leif and Thorvald Erikson and their sister Freydis. Thorvald died there circa 990 AD. The first permanent colony was planted by Spain at St. Augustine in modern day Florida.
Colonial Georgia was located near the Spanish colony of Florida. Also the French were located near the western border of the colony. Both had permanent effects on the colony.