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Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón landed

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Ayllón established the first European settlement in what is now the United States.   He first landed here but the site of the settlement of San Miguel de Gualdape has not been found.  Ayllón eventually died in the settlement and the survivors left.

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Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón

Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón (c. 1475, probably Toledo, Spain – 18 October 1526) was a Spanish explorer who in 1526 established the short-lived San Miguel de Gualdape colony, the first European attempt at a settlement in what is now the continental United States. Ayllón's account of the region inspired a number of later attempts by the Spanish and French governments to colonize the southeastern United States.

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