What are facts about Giovanni caboto?

Answer 1

John Cabot

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John Cabot was an Italian-born explorer who, in attempting to find a direct route to Asia, became the first early modern European to discover North America.

Cabot was most likely born in Genoa but might of have been from a Venetian family. In 1490, he moved to England, settling in Bristol. In May 1497, with the support of the English king Henry the seventh, Cabot sailed west from Bristol on the Matthew in the hope of finding a route to Asia. On the 24th of June he sighted land and called it New-found-land. He believed it was Asia and claimed it for England. But it was what is know called Canada.

He returned to England and began to plan a second voyage. In May 1498, he set out on a further voyage with a fleet of four or five ships, aiming to discover Japan. The fate of the expedition is unknown; it is thought that Cabot eventually reached North America but never managed to return across the Atlantic Ocean.

Full Name: Giovanni Caboto

Countries: Italy, England

Date of Birth: 1450, Italy (exact date unknown)

Date of Death: There is no accurate record of the date or reason for the death of John Cabot.

Where he was born, lived, and died: He was born in Genoa Italy, and moved to England. It is unknown to where he died.

Famous for: Naming Newfoundland and partly discovering it (vikings came earlier).

Purpose of voyage: To find a new route to Asia

Answer 2

• he was sailed for England • he landed in Newfoundland, Canada • he sailed way more north than other explorers of his time • he thought he was in Asia