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
France
ponce de leon
If you mean what European power first explored and settled Mexico during the Age of Exploration, Spain qualifies as such.
Great Britain
The first European to discover the Hudson was Italian, Giovanni da Verrazzano. However, he was sailing for the king of France.
Africa
Portugal
Portuguese
Portugal was the first European country to set up a colony in Africa. Portugal landed on Africa's Gold Coast in 1471 and built the Castle of Elmina, becoming the first European settlement.