Most US citizens claim that it was Christopher Columbus.
Christopher Columbus
He was the first European to discover America.
The words discover and discovery are notused of European countries.
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.
Christopher Columbus
The first European to discover Florida was the Catholic, Juan Ponce de León.
His life and travels are well-documented, and archaeologists have uncovered his Norse settlements in the Newfoundland area.
Jacques Cartier.
He was the first European to see the pacific ocean.
Vikings
Was the first European to discover North America.
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