Technically the Romans in 500BC but it was inhabited by the Gauls for hundreds of years before this.
Spain claimed the Netherlands for part of its history. The Netherlands also took part in the Hanseatic League at one time.
Katje.
The Dutch That's where Netherlands is
Hudson :)
Hudson :)
The Dutch of the Netherlands.
Countries that claimed land in the Americas: Spain Portugal Great Britain France The Netherlands Denmark Germany Russia Sweden Countries that claimed land in what is now the United States of America: Great Britain Spain France Denmark The Netherlands Russia Sweden
He claimed land for the dutch
They claimed Long Island for the Dutch Netherlands (Holland only refers to a small portion of the Netherlands) and called it New Amsterdam.
Claimed rich farmland along the Hudson River
dutch. because they stink.
Spain, France, England, Sweden, Netherlands and several Native-American tribes.The land that is now Pennsylvania was first claimed by the Swedes under Peter Minuit in 1638