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

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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.