John Cabot
Italian navigator and explorer (c. 1450 – c. 1500) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 15th century explorer. For other uses, see John Cabot (disambiguation).
John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Caboto [dʒoˈvanni kaˈbɔːto]; c. 1450 – c. 1500) was an Italian[3][4] navigator and explorer. His 1497 voyage to the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII, King of England is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century. To mark the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Cabot's expedition, both the Canadian and British governments declared Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland as representing Cabot's first landing site. However, alternative locations have also been proposed.
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John Cabot | |
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Giovanni Caboto | |
Born | c. 1450 |
Died | Between c. 1498 and 1501 |
Nationality | Italian |
Other names | Giovanni Caboto, Zuan Chabotto, Giovanni Chabotte, Juan Caboto, Jean Caboto |
Occupations | Maritime explorer |
Known for | First European since the Norse colonization of North America to explore coastal parts of North America |
Spouse | Mattea (m. circa 1470) |
Children | Ludovico, Sebastian, and Sancto[2] |
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