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Italian explorer who landed in present day Newfoundland but told people he had found cathay?
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What Italian explorer landed in Newfoundland but thought that he had found Cathay?
Giovanni Caboto is the name of the Italian explorer who landed in Newfoundland, Canada, but thought that he had found Cathay. The Italian-born explorer in question, known as John Cabot to English-speakers, landed in present-day Canada's northeastern extension even though he thought that he had reached ancient China. The pronunciation of the explorer's name will be "djo-VAN-nee ka-BO-to" in Italian.
Who was the Italian Explorer who claimed he found Cathay?
Caboto
Who was the Italian explorer who landed in present-day Newfoundland but told people he found cathay?
john Cabot -----Giovanni Caboto (known in English as John Cabot; c. 1450 - c. 1499) was an Italian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of North America is commonly held to be the second European voyage to the continent since Christopher Columbus a few years earlier.
What is Cathay's present name?
Cathay is now know as China
Who was the Italian explorer who landed in present day but told people he found Cathay?
john Cabot -----Giovanni Caboto (known in English as John Cabot; c. 1450 - c. 1499) was an Italian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of North America is commonly held to be the second European voyage to the continent since Christopher Columbus a few years earlier.
What is Cathay's present day name?
Cathay's present day name is called China, but you have to remember that Cathay was a bit smaller than China now is.
What did Giovanni da Verrazzano not achieve on his goal?
To reach Cathay (China) But instead reached Newfoundland.
What are facts about Marco polo explorer?
he got captured when he got back to venice from cathay he wrote a book and he was an explorer
What are the present names of Persia and cathay?
aisper and yahtac
Name the explorer who thought he sailed to cathay but really sailed to Canada?
Henry Hudson
What are the present-day names of Persia and Cathay?
Persia is called IRAN today and Cathay is the northern part of what is CHINA today.
What are the present day names of Persia and cathay?
China and Iran
