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John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Caboto [dʒoˈvanni kaˈbɔːto]; c. 1450 – c. 1499) [2] was an Italian [2] [3] 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.
His precise landing place is a matter of much controversy, with Cape Bonavista or St. John's in Newfoundland the most likely sites. There is a statue of John Cabot located on the Cape of Bonavista, Newfoundland in his honour. Cabot went ashore to take possession of the land, and explored the coast for some time, probably departing on 20 July.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. Leif Erikson (c.970–c.1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
From 1496 to 1498 John Cabot made two or three voyages to North America from Bristol, landing in Newfoundland, or possibly the Canadian Maritimes. He sailed from England in service of King Henry VII, surveying what he believed to be the coast of Asia. [4] In 1498, João Fernandes Lavrador discovered the North American land named after him.
Nationality Sailed for Name First voyage of exploration Last voyage of exploration Arctic [1] North Atlantic Indian Pacific South Atlantic Southern; Portuguese
John Moors Cabot (1901–1981), U.S. diplomat and ambassador to several countries; John Cabot (1680–1742) [], founder of the Boston Brahmin Cabot family John Cabot (1744–1821) [], American privateer and sea captain, member of the Boston Brahmin Cabot family, namesake of the John Cabot House
That Weston was a deputy or assign of Cabot, seems likely given the King's personal support for the Bristol explorer. That Cabot and Weston were working together is further supported by Henry VII's having made a 40-shilling reward to Weston in January 1498. [14] Historians take this to mean that Weston was on Cabot's 1497 voyage.
George Cabot, one of John Cabot's grandsons. John Cabot (born 1680 Isle of Jersey) [1] and his son, Joseph Cabot (born 1720 in Salem), [4] became highly successful merchants, operating a fleet of privateers carrying opium, [5] rum, and slaves. [6] Shipping during the eighteenth century was the lifeblood of most of Boston's first families.