Approx. 1500.
Two such explorers were Christopher Columbus and Hernán Cortés.
When the European explorers journeyed to South America, they hoped to find riches including gold. They also hoped to find land and to create colonies.
The three main indigenous tribes that inhabited South America before the arrival of European explorers were the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans.
The Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs.
Lief Erickson was indeed the first known European to land on America. Christopher Columbus was the first documented European to land on the Americas. When I say Americas I mean north, south, and central America.
Can you name the most famous people or explorers in South America?
The name of the spanish explorers who came tocentral and south america?
he arrived in south america on the 18th of February 1519
The first colonists to arrive in South America were the Spanish conquistadors, in the 15th Century.
Some famous explorers from Scandinavia include Leif Eriksson, who is believed to have been the first European to reach North America around the year 1000, and Roald Amundsen, who led the first successful expedition to the South Pole in 1911.
He was the start of the loss of life, lands, and cultures by the Native Americans.
Many European explorers headed to the West once the finds of Columbus became known. Most countries sent explorers to both North and South America.