Spanish was the language spoken by the first permanent European settlers in North America. Spanish arrived in the territory of the modern United States with Ponce de León in 1513. In 1565, the Spaniards, by way of Juan Ponce de León, founded St. Augustine, Florida, and as of the early 1800s, it became the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the continental United States. The oldest city in all of the U.S. territory, as of 1898, is San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico, where Juan Ponce De León was its first governor COUNT 5
QSN1 When did the Spanish arrive to America? ANS1 Spanish arrived in the territory of the modern United States with Ponce de León in 1513. QSN2 Did Europeans speak Spanish in America? ANS2 Spanish was the language spoken by the first permanent European settlers in North America. QSN3 How was St. Augustine founded? ANS3 the Spaniards, by way of Juan Ponce de León, founded St. Augustine, Florida QSN4 Where is the oldest settlement in America? ANS4 St. Augustine, Florida QSN5 What is the oldest city of the United States territory? ANS5 The oldest city in all of the U.S. territory, as of 1898, is San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico