The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was
A) New Orleans.
B) St. Augustine.
C) Santa Fe.
D) St. Louis.
E) San Francisco.

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The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was St. Augustine, which was founded in 1565 in present-day Florida. New Orleans was founded by the French in 1718, Santa Fe was founded by the Spanish in 1610 but is now part of New Mexico, St. Louis was founded by the French in 1764, and San Francisco was founded by the Spanish in 1776 but is now part of California.

The First Permanent Spanish Settlement in What Is Now the United