Christopher Columbus
Vasco de Balboa
a european
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was the first man to explore the California coast.
Spain was the first country to explore the coast of Florida.
Portugal
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Alverez De Pineda
The first European to explore the New Jersey coast was Giovanni da Verrazzano. He was a Florentine who explored North America in the name of King Francis I of France.
Giovanni da Verrazano
Sir Francis Drake was the first European to see the coast of California. The land was named New Albion and claimed for England, on June 17, 1579.
first European to explore Florida.
In 1442, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sails along the California coast. He is the first European explorer to navigate this coast. In 1769-1770, the Portola expedition sails along the coast as well as lands and explores the present-day state of California.