No, the Viking, Eric the Red and his crew were the first Europeans on the American continent.
The Colonial Era started with the first European Colonists to the Americas. Before that time there was very little contact between Europe and the Americas. The American continents were occupied by the Native American population.
Red Indians
Red Indians
European felt that the Native American are not caring about their stuff
Christopher Columbus is often credited as the "first American" because his voyages led to the permanent contact between the Old World and the New World. His explorations initiated the era of European exploration and colonization of the Americas, which ultimately transformed the world by connecting previously isolated continents and cultures.
American writers largely imitating European Romantics.
1621
Panama is the first country on the Central American isthmus. It clearly links the continents of North and South America.
In the country of India, specifically. Native-Americans were first called "Indians" because the first explorers thought they had landed in India because they were unaware of the "American" continents. In the country of India, specifically. Native-Americans were first called "Indians" because the first explorers thought they had landed in India because they were unaware of the "American" continents.
Haiti
haiti
It Was Spain