The first European explorer credited with discovering Canada is John Cabot, an Italian navigator sailing under the English flag. He arrived on the North American coast in 1497, likely landing in present-day Newfoundland. While Norse explorers such as Leif Erikson reached parts of Canada around the year 1000, Cabot's voyage is often recognized as the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the region.
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Dr. David Livingstone, from Britain was the first European to explore the Zambezi River.
Spain was the first country to explore the coast of Florida.
Ponce de Leon was the first European to set foot in Florida. He established a settlement in Puerto Rico and discovered the Gulf Stream.
The Bering Strait is named after the Danish explorer Vitus Bering, who was the first European to explore the strait in 1728 on an expedition for the Russian Navy.
Panama was discovered by the Spanish explorer Rodrigo de Bastidas in 1501. He was the first European to explore the northern coast of South America, including the area that is now Panama. Later, in 1513, Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed the isthmus and became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.
One of the first European countries to explore and claim Iowa was France. The Spaniards also had a few people in Iowa in the 1680's. More French settlers came after the Blackhawk purchase near the city of Keokuk in the early 1700's.
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Spanish explorers were the first Europeans to explore North America.
John Cabot crossed the Atlantic in the summer of 1497 and discovered the Labrador Coast of North America. Cabot was the first European since the Vikings to explore the mainland of North America and the first to search for the Northwest Passage.