The first European to settle in the Southwest of America was Spanish explorer Don Juan de Oñate, who established the first permanent European colony in present-day New Mexico in 1598. He led an expedition from Mexico into the region, claiming the land for Spain and founding San Juan Pueblo. Oñate's settlement marked the beginning of Spanish colonization in the Southwest, significantly impacting the indigenous populations and cultures.
The Spaniards (Spain) were the first European settlers in North America.
John Batman is regarded as the founder of Melbourne, and therefore the first European to settle there.
California
Spain was the first European country to Texas.
The Vikings where the firts to settle in Canada
The question as posed is unanswerable since it does not specify the what "southwest" is in relation to.If it is about the Southwestern USA, then the answer is Hernando de Soto.If it is about the Southwest Andean Region, then the answer is Francisco Pizarro.If it is about Southwestern edge of the Gulf of Mexico, then the answer is Hernan Cortés.Ad nauseum.
France
The separatist first settled in North America.....
The separatist first settled in North America.....
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portuguese
The Viking adventurers.