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(1) There were Spanish businessmen among the early settlers in South America in the 6th century/kloc-0.

Translation:

Spanish merchants were early immigrants to the southern United States in the16th century.

(2) The first attempt of Europeans to settle permanently in North America took place in A.D. 1580.

In the 1980s, Europeans first tried to settle in North America for a long time.

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