Norse. The first European colony in the western hemisphere were led by Leif and Thorvald Erikson and their sister Freydis. Thorvald died there circa 990 AD. The first permanent colony was planted by Spain at St. Augustine in modern day Florida.
The first people to inhabit the Western Hemisphere was the Spanish.
Men arrived in the Western Hemisphere by walking and they got the in 1250 ad
A Norseman named Leif Ericson was the first recorded European to land in North America. He did this nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
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Christopher Columbus
There are some historians who believe that European Norsemen were the first people in 905 AD to discover the western hemisphere. Namely parts of Canada and parts of what is now the USA. There are some who believe that traces of the Norsemen leader, Erik the Red, can be found in North America.
His life and travels are well-documented, and archaeologists have uncovered his Norse settlements in the Newfoundland area.
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The first permanent settlement in the Western Hemisphere was started by the Spanish. In 1565, they established the city of St. Augustine in northeastern Florida and it's still thriving today.
Most US citizens claim that it was Christopher Columbus.
Norse. The first European colony in the western hemisphere were led by Leif and Thorvald Erikson and their sister Freydis. Thorvald died there circa 990 AD. The first permanent colony was planted by Spain at St. Augustine in modern day Florida.
The first people to inhabit the Western Hemisphere was the Spanish.
The first permanent settlement in the Western Hemisphere was started by the Spanish. In 1565, they established the city of St. Augustine in northeastern Florida and it's still thriving today.
He was the first European to discover America.
Men arrived in the Western Hemisphere by walking and they got the in 1250 ad