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Headword Date Article Type
Columbus's expedition departs Palos, Spain 1492 Topics Short note
Florida claimed for Spain by Juan Ponce de Leon 1513 Topics Short note
Hernando Cortes leads an expedition to Mexico 1519 Topics Short note
Spain attempts unsuccessfully to colonise Florida 1521 Topics Short note
First European settlement in the present-day US 1526 Topics Short note
Cortes attempts to found a colony in Lower California 1533 Topics Short note
First European in California: Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo 1542 Topics Short note
First permanent European colony in the US established by the Spanish 1556 Topics Short note
Settlement established by the Spanish in Mobile Bay, Alabama 1559 Topics Short note
Ribault establishes a Huguenot colony in Florida 1562 Topics Short note
Fort Caroline established by the French in Florida 1564 Topics Short note
Spain eliminates French colonists in Florida and establishes St Augustine 1565 Topics Short note
Morton, Thomas 1576 - 1647 People
Francis Drake discovers San Francisco Bay 1579 Topics Short note
Smith, John 1580 - 1631 People
Spain claims a portion of North America; it is called San Felipe del Nuevo Mexico 1581 Topics Short note
Raleigh colonizes Virginia 1584 Topics Short note
Roanoke Colony founded 1585 - 1590 Topics Short note
Second colony established by English settlers off the coast of the US 1587 Topics Short note
Bradford, William 1590 - 1657 People

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