In the sixteenth century, the claim to land become more important as Spanish America become settled. No other power had control in the New World for a considerable amount of time other than Spain. Still today, there are many Spanish influences. For example, many cities in today’s America had a Spanish name. These cities include but are not limited to: San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Fe, San Antonio, and St. Augustine. France’s first American colonies were established in the 1560s by French Protestants, also known as Huguenots. These colonies were located in South Carolina and
