French and Spanish traders preceded Lewis & Clark's 1804 expedition.
After arriving in Key West, the pioneer family met a Spanish trader.
To bring in slaves, this pair would first have to buy them from Spanish traders.
Spanish and African traders were probably the first foreigners to arrive in the area by 1750.
Spanish traders kept the name as Curaçao, which was followed by the Dutch.
A Spanish trader the family met in Key West told them of an elevated point of land on the bay.
French and Spanish traders first encountered one another in 1739 along the Arkansas River.
This tradition continued among the Spanish and Portuguese traders who also intermarried with the local populations.
It was the territorial capital and major port of the Spanish traders.
Spanish traders looking for the leaves of a locally grown tea, yerba mate, first entered the forest in the 16th century.