Leif Eriksen
Christopher Columbus
He is credited with the European discovery of the New World. discovering America and west indes in 1492
The New World, turns out there were already people there but he make first European contact.
He hoped to discover gold in the New world.
The first explorers to discover the New World were the Norse, led by Leif Erikson around the year 1000 AD, who reached areas of present-day Newfoundland, Canada. However, the most widely recognized discovery came with Christopher Columbus's voyages in 1492, when he landed in the Bahamas, marking the beginning of extensive European exploration and colonization of the Americas. Columbus's expeditions are often credited with opening the New World to European powers, leading to significant historical consequences.
The first European explorers were mainly looking for new trade routes to Asia in order to bypass Islamic-controlled land routes. Additionally, they were seeking to discover new lands, resources, and potential riches to expand their empires and increase their influence in the world.
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Some very important European views about The New World
James Cook was the first European to sight the eastern coast of Australia, which he then named New South Wales. It should be noted, however, that Cook did not discover Australia.
He was looking for a water route to Asia and not to discover a “new world.”
The vikings are believed to have discovered the new world first but Christopher Columbus "discovered the new world" in 1629