Which is true of early Spanish settlers in North America?(1 point)

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They all reached North America by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.
They all reached North America by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.

They explored only in the Southwest.
They explored only in the Southwest.

Their first permanent colony was in California.
Their first permanent colony was in California.

They built their first permanent forts before the English did.

Answer 1

The statement that is true of early Spanish settlers in North America is:

They built their first permanent forts before the English did.

The Spanish established early settlements and forts such as St. Augustine in Florida, which was founded in 1565, making it the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the continental United States.