It was Captain Garcia Lopez de Cardenas in 1540, but he never reached the Canyon's floor.
Garcia Lopez de Cardenas is credited with being the first European to see the Grand Canyon.
Garcia Lopez de Cardenas, a Spaniard, was the first European to explore the Grand Canyon in 1540.
John Wesley Powell explored the grand canyon
Garcia Lopez de Cardenas.
The first European was Garcia Lopez de Cardenas in 1540.
The first European exploration was made in 1540 by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas.
Captain Garcia Lopez de Cardenas whose small party never reached the canyon floor.
Captain Garcia Lopez de Cardenas of Spain in 1540.
the anasazi were the first to live thereBefore European immigration, the area was inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon ("Ongtupqa" in Hopi language) a holy site and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540. (source wikipedia)
It was Garcia Lopez de Cardenas of the Coronado Expedition who was the first European to visit the Grand Canyon.
The first European visit is credited to Garcia Lopez de Cardenas of Spain in 1540.
European discovery was in 1540.