Depends on what you consider America and what you consider European. Of the traditional Age of Exploration, it was Christopher Columbus. Overall, it was probably Leif Ericsson.
Juan Ponce de León was the first European to set foot in what is now the United States, landing in present-day Florida in 1513. He is often associated with the search for the Fountain of Youth, which he believed to be located in the region. His exploration marked the beginning of European interest in the southeastern part of North America.
Ponce de Leon was the first European to set foot in Florida. He was sent as a conquistador from the Spanish empire.
They travelled by foot on land but if on the sea, they would have a boat something similar to an umiak or baydara.
Florida
The first Europeans believed to have set foot in what is now the United States were Spanish explorers, including Juan Ponce de León, who arrived in Florida in 1513. Additionally, Norse explorer Leif Erikson is thought to have reached parts of North America, specifically Newfoundland, around the year 1000 AD, but his settlements did not lead to lasting European presence. The Spanish continued to explore and establish settlements in the southeastern U.S. in the following decades.
North America. He was the first European to set foot in North America.
He was the first European to set foot in North America.
As the first European to set foot on North America.
He was the first European to set foot in North America.
As the first European to set foot on North America.
He was the first European first viking to set foot in the new world.
He was a Viking explorer, and was the first European to set foot in North America.
He was the first European to set foot in North America.
He was a European who was born in Iceland. He was the first known European to set foot on and explore North America, except for Greenland.
He was a Viking explorer, and was the first European to set foot in North America.
He was a Viking explorer, and was the first European to set foot in North America.
He was a Viking explorer, and was the first European to set foot in North America.