You might be referring to the Norse or Viking site at L'Anse aux Meadows on the island of Newfoundland, Canada. Please see the link.
The first settlement built by the Spanish on Hispaniola was named La Navidad. It was established by Christopher Columbus during his first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
The name of the first European settlement in North America was the Vikings. They lived in Scandinavia, the north part of Europe that is Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, and Denmark's territory Greenland!!!
Jamestown, named after king James, their king.
La Navidad was the 1st settlement of Columbus, if that's what you're looking for... :)
The first Europeans known to have settled in America were the Norse, led by Leif Erikson around the year 1000 AD. They established a settlement called Vinland, believed to be located in present-day Newfoundland, Canada. However, widespread European settlement began later with the arrival of Spanish explorers like Christopher Columbus in the late 15th century. This marked the beginning of more extensive European colonization in the Americas.
Christopher Columbus led one of the first European expeditions to the Americas in 1492. He was actually looking for a new trade route to India, but he ended up in the Caribbean instead. That's why he referred to the natives as Indians, a name that stuck for centuries.
Who was the explorer that had the first French settlement in South Carolina and what was the name of the settlement?
The first European settlement in the lands now part of the Canadian Confederation would be the Viking settlement at what is now called L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. The exact name used for the settlement by the Vikings is not known but it is part of the area they called Vinland. The Vikings also appeared to have settled on Baffin Island, an area they called Helluland.
The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, was the FIRST in the New England region, but the second successful English colony in North America following Jamestown, Virginia. The Jamestown colony was Britain's first permanent settlement in the Americas.
The Pilgrims first landed at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts, but that wasn't the first European, or even the first English settlement on North America.
The former name of Haiti was Saint-Domingue when it was a French colony. The Dominican Republic was known as Santo Domingo, primarily referring to the capital city, which was the first permanent European settlement in the Americas. Both territories were part of the island of Hispaniola before gaining independence and adopting their current names.
The first European settlement in the lands now part of the Canadian Confederation would be the Viking settlement at what is now called L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. The exact name used for the settlement by the Vikings is not known but it is part of the area they called Vinland. The Vikings also appeared to have settled on Baffin Island, an area they called Helluland.