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Evidence Shows that the first europeans to arrive in the americas were the norse or vikings a people who come from scandiva ad 1001 leif erricson and 35 other vikings explored the coast of laborador and stayed the winter in newfoundland
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In The Mid 1400s christopher Columbus an itialian navigator became interested in sailing acroos the atlantic
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Christopher Columbus Voyage 1 On the evening of August 3rd 1492, Columbus left Palos with three ships, the Santa Maria, Niña and Pinta.
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Columbus left from Cádiz in Spain for his second voyage (1493-1496) on September 24, 1493, with 17 ships and about 1200 men.
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On May 30, 1498, Christopher Columbus left Sanlúcar, Spain with six ships for his third trip to the New World.
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Ponce De Leon The spanish governor of puerto rico discovered florida in 1513 also in 1513 vasco de balboa became the first european to reach the pacific coast of america