the site was the first permanent european settlement in the new world.
the site was the first permanent european settlement in the new world.
what was the first permanent european settlement in the new world?
the site
systematic european colonization began in 1492, when a spanish expedition headed by the italian explorer christopher columbus sailed west to find a new trade route to the far east but inadvertently landed in what came to be known to europeans as the "new world". he ran aground on the northern part of hispaniola on 5 december 1492, which the taino people had inhabited since the 9th century; the site became the first permanent european settlement in the americas. western european conquest, large-scale exploration and colonization soon followed. columbus's first two voyages (1492–93) reached the bahamas and various caribbean islands, including hispaniola, puerto rico, and cuba. in 1497, italian explorer john cabot, on behalf of england, landed on the north american coast, and a year later, columbus's third voyage reached the south american coast. as the sponsor of christopher columbus's voyages, spain was the first european power to settle and colonize the largest areas, from north america and the caribbean to the southern tip of south america.
european colonization of the americas
european settlement began in earnest after the abandonment of the redcliffe settlement, and work began on the new convict settlement several miles up the brisbane river in 1825. within a couple years this new settlement was growing rapidly and the number of ships entering the bay was increasing. as a result, the facilities required to service the pilot station at amity grew, and in 1827 convicts were sent to the island to build a new causeway at dunwich, remnants of which can still be found on the same site. within a year the first permanent european settlement at dunwich had been built. due to poor weather, smuggling, and conflict with aborigines this convict out-station was difficult to sustain and was closed in 1831.
moreton bay