Ponce de Leon was the first European to set foot in Florida. He was sent as a conquistador from the Spanish empire.
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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.
The first European explorer known to have set foot on the continental United States is Juan Ponce de León, a Spanish conquistador. He arrived in Florida in 1513 while searching for the Fountain of Youth. Ponce de León's landing marked the beginning of European exploration in the southeastern region of what is now the United States.
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.
=Hornando deSoto was the first European explorer.=
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He was the first European to set foot in North America.
As the first European to set foot on North America.
The first Eurpean to set foot on Mississippi soil was Hernando de Soto.
He was the first European first viking to set foot in the new world.
He was the first European to set foot in North America.
As the first European to set foot on North America.
Ponce de Leon was the first European to set foot in Florida. He was sent as a conquistador from the Spanish empire.
Christopher Columbus is the name of the Basque ship master who is known to be the first European to see and step foot on South America.
No. A dutch named Willem Janszoon was the first european to officially set foot on Australia in 1606. William Dampier went to Australia 93 years later in 1699.
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