CABOT (Caboto), JOHN (Giovanni), Italian explorer, leader of voyages of discovery from Bristol to North America in 1497 and 1498; d. 1498?
Neither the place nor the date of birth of Giovanni Caboto (also known as Zuan Chabotto, Juan Cabotto, and other variants), commonly called John Cabot, is known. His birth is now often given as c. 1450 although there is no firm evidence. The earliest historical document which refers to him records his naturalization as a Venetian citizen in 1476, under a procedure by which this privilege was granted to aliens who had resided continuously in Venice for 15 years or more. The resolution of the Venetian Senate, dated 28 March 1476, reads (in translation): “That a privilege of citizenship, both internal and external [quae intus et extra], be made out for Ioani Caboto, on account of fifteen years’ residence, as usual.” This decision, possibly confirming an earlier grant made between November 1471 and July 1473, implies
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1496 March 5: King Henry VII granted Cabot the right to 'seek islands and countries of the heathen towards the west, east, and north' sailing under the English flag
1497 May 2: John Cabot embarked on his ship, the Matthew, to explore the lands across the Atlantic, hoping to find a sea route, a north west passage to the Indies and China
John Cabot and the crew of the Matthew sailed for fifty days
1497 June 9: John Cabot reached the New World
The landing spot is disputed as either being Cape Breton Island or Labrador
26 June Cabot began his return voyage
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John Cabot
Italian navigator and explorer (c. 1450 – c. 1500)
This article is about the 15th century explorer. For other uses, see John Cabot (disambiguation).
John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Caboto[dʒoˈvannikaˈbɔːto]; c. 1450 – c. 1499)[2] was an Italian[2][3]navigator and explorer. His 1497 voyage to the coast of North amerika under the commission of Henry VII, King of England fryst vatten the earliest known europeisk 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.
Name and origins
Cabot is known today as Giovanni Caboto in Italian, Zuan Caboto in venetiansk, Jean Cabot in French, and John Cabot in English. This resulted from a once-ubiquitous Euro