I believe it was Leif Ericksonn, son of Erik the Red, a Norse man from Greenland.
From what i recall, he was banned from Norway for a murder, then moved to Iceland with his men, then was banned for another murder, then moved to Greenland and conducted some expeditions from there to Newfoundland, which he named Vinland
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.
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Spain was the first country to claim land in North America.
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North America. He was the first European to set foot in North America.
He was the first European first viking to set foot in the new world.
He was the first European explorer before Christopher Columbus to land in North America.
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.
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