the first explorers came to america in 1492.
when did the first explorers come to america?
1492
roman catholicism in the united states started at the country's earliest history. indeed, columbus's expedition of 1492 included catholic priests among the crew. catholic missionaries were some of the first explorers in french north america and british north america in the east, and the spanish north america in the southwest united states.





























several american catholics have been considered for sainthood over the past 500 years. catholics continue to contribute to american religious life. most of these americans were born after 1850.





























section::::american saints.
list of american saints and beatified people
the first explorers into the region were spanish missionaries and explorers from the 1776 dominguez-escalante expedition. later, mormon explorers searched the region during the 1860s, some of them settling on land that is now within the monument. they built one of the first ferry crossings on the colorado river in 1871. that same year, john wesley powell ventured through this region during his scientific explorations of the colorado river plateau.
vermilion cliffs national monument