No, he did not, he explored for England.
Spain
No, he explored parts of North America in 1497.
England (and a bit for Spain).
He mostly explored for England but did a little bit of exploration for Spain at the time.
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What motivated john Cabot to explore was to find a direct route to Asia.
John Cabot explored the coast of newfoundland.
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in 1498
Spain
He explored parts of new york