USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Legacy. After the failure at San Miguel de Gualdape, Spaniards concluded that Ayllón had not prepared properly for the colder weather or the more aggressive Indian population. Many felt that the region still held promise but future success would require military leadership and support.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1526, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón established the first Spanish colony, which he named San Miguel de Gualdape after the Guale Indians. Located near Sapelo Sound in present-day Georgia, the community did not survive because of poor planning and difficult weather conditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -San Miguel de Gualdape was the first European settlement in what would become the continental United States, founded in 1526 by Spanish explorer Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón. The settlers lasted only through three months of winter before abandoning the site in early 1527.

Detailed explanation-4: -The settlers quickly suffered from dysentery, hunger, cold, and Indian attack.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the early summer of 1526 Ayllón sailed from Hispaniola to found a settlement called San Miguel de Guadalupe, probably at the mouth of the Pee Dee River (Winyah Bay), in South Carolina.