John Cabot or Giovanni Caboto
Cabot landed at Bonavista, Newfoundland.
Newfoundland
Newfoundland
The Vikings.
John Cabot, an explorer for King Henry VII of England, landed in Newfoundland in 1496 CE. Though he is the first explorer to land in Newfoundland, the Icelandic Sagas state that a Viking named Leif Ericson landed in the same place in 1001 CE.
Newfoundland, Canada.
The Norse explorer who landed in Newfoundland was Leif Erikson around the year 1000, making him one of the first Europeans to visit North America. He established a settlement named Vinland on the northern tip of Newfoundland.
He landed in L'Anse aux Meadows (French version of name) or Leifsbúðir on the northern tip of Newfoundland.
Juan Ponce de Leon
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It is disputed on the origions of Newfoundland and Labrador in Europe. While Newfoundland had many native peoples, the first Europeans to visit were the vikings lead by Lief Erikson in 1001 AD who landed at L'anse aux Meadows, NL. Italian explorer John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) under the English crown is often times credited with finding Newfoundland in 1497 when he landed at Bonavista, NL.
He was trying to find Aisa but got lost and landed in the newfoundland, Canada