Question

Which of these explorers may have reached America before Columbus did? Ferdinand Magellan Hernando Cortés Leif Erikson Amerigo Vespucci

Answer 1

Leif Erikson is the explorer who is believed to have reached America before Christopher Columbus. Erikson is thought to have arrived in North America around the year 1000 AD, well before Columbus's voyage in 1492. The other explorers listed—Ferdinand Magellan, Hernando Cortés, and Amerigo Vespucci—explored the Americas after Columbus.