Alot of people say it was Christopher Columbus but the true answer is the Vikings. If you are looking for one specific person the leader of the Vikings was Leif Ericson, son of Eric the Red.
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Hernan Cortes (Spanish)
Alexander Mackenzie
The first European explorer was Marco Polo.
The first explorer to discover New Mexico was Spanish Conquistador Francisco Vazquez de Coronado.
The first European explorer was Marco Polo.
The first European explorer was Marco Polo.
No, Jacques Cartier is not considered the first European explorer of Canada's interior. That distinction is often attributed to Samuel de Champlain, who explored and mapped much of the interior regions of Canada during the early 17th century. Jacques Cartier is known for exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River in the early 16th century.
Juan Ponce de Leon was the first European explorer to reach Florida.
Florida was discovered by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon (1474 - 1521), while Mexico was discovered by Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes (1485 - 1547).
=Hornando deSoto was the first European explorer.=
The first European explorer was Vitus Bering.
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Jacques Cartier.