Many believe that Juan Ponce de León of Spain was the first European to reach the mainland of North America in 1513.
The Spaniards (Spain) were the first European settlers in North America.
John Cabot was the first European to reach the mainland of what is now the United States.
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The Kingdom of Spain was the first country to claim lands in North America following the successful expeditions of explorer Christopher Columbus. The first European city founded in the New World was Santo Domingo in 1497 which was founded in the present day Dominican Republic. The first city that was founded on the continents of North or South America was the city of Cumaná in modern day Venezuela in 1501.
Jamestown was the first successful European settlement in North America, in 1607. There was no clear leader of the colony and many quarrels ensued. In 1608, John Smith was elected leader of the colony and established firm rules.
John Cabot
The Vikings
He was the first European since the Vikings to explore the mainland of North America and the first to search for the Northwest Passage.
John Cabot crossed the Atlantic in the summer of 1497 and discovered the Labrador Coast of North America. Cabot was the first European since the Vikings to explore the mainland of North America and the first to search for the Northwest Passage.
Balboa
Leif Ericson was the first European to discover North America.
The first European visitors to North America were the Vikings.
The Spaniards (Spain) were the first European settlers in North America.
He was the first European first viking to set foot in the new world.
North America. He was the first European to set foot in North America.
He was the first European explorer before Christopher Columbus to land in North America.
Leif Ericson