On Sept. 8, 1565, the Spanish founded the first continuously inhabited European settlement in what is now the continental United States on the site of the present St. Augustine, Fla. On This Day, Sept. 8: Spain founds St. Augustine, Fla.
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On Sept. 8, 1565, the Spanish founded the first continuously inhabited European settlement in what is now the continental United States on the site of the present St. Augustine, Fla. 
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