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France
The first European to discover the Hudson was Italian, Giovanni da Verrazzano. However, he was sailing for the king of France.
Portugal
Portugal explored the New World first
The first country to use African people as slaves were the Portuguese. In 1441, two Captains of Portuguese ships, names unknown, took 12 slaves from Africa and brought them back to Portugal as slaves. Other countries followed such as Britain, Spain, Netherlands and France. Hope it helps.
Portugal
Spain IS an European country so no European country explored it. People settled there thousands of years ago .
Sailors from Portugal first explored the Atlantic coast of Africa in the 1400's
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France
If you mean what European power first explored and settled Mexico during the Age of Exploration, Spain qualifies as such.
Great Britain
Africa
The first European to discover the Hudson was Italian, Giovanni da Verrazzano. However, he was sailing for the king of France.
Portuguese
Portugal
He explored the area now known as the country of Panama. He was also the first European to see the Pacific Ocean in the year 1513.