The first group of Europeans to colonize and permanently settle around the cape of good hope was the

1. Dutch from Holland

2. French from France

3. Spaniards from Spain

Option: 1. Dutch from Holland

Explanation:

The Dutch were the first to colonize and settle around the Cape of Good Hope under the leadership of Jan Van Riebeeck in 1652 who was a trader in Dutch East India company. The Cape town was built as a refill location and rest station for Dutch East India Company ships on their route in the Netherlands and in Jakarta (Asia). The refill station progressively became a settler community, they became farmers and later some became wine producers.

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