The Lost Colony: The Different viewpoints of what happened to the missing people. Jamestown is thought by most of our general population to be the first colony in the New World. This is only half true. Jamestown is considered our first successful colony, however it was not our first attempt at a colony. There were a few attempts to colonize the New World before Jamestown and one in particular that is found to be interesting …showed first 75 words of 743 total…

…showed last 75 words of 743 total…America." The Spanish destroyed the colonist. A Spanish seaman who had been captured by the English returned to Havana to testify that he had seen " signs of horned cattleand a branded mule" at the Chesapeake Bay. The taker of the testimony added: from these indications I infer that this is where the English had settlement. Keeping in mind that the Spanish and English were enemies. The Spanish fleet was sent out to attack the settlers.