It was Jaun Diaz de Solis
Captain James Cook was an Englishman i.e. He was from England
John Cabot sailed under King Henry VII of England, so the King would have paid him.
Henry vii hired Giovanni Caboto, an Italian navigator known in English as John Cabot; he sailed the Atlantic and claimed Canada for England. This is considered the start of the British Empire.
John Cabot
John Cabot worked for King Henry VII. John Cabot worked in Genoa, Italy.
Sebastian Cabot's real name is believed to be Sebastián Caboto. He was an Italian explorer and navigator, born around 1474, who sailed under the flags of both England and Spain. He is known for his explorations of North America and South America in the early 16th century.
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William Baffin represented England. He was an English navigator and explorer known for his expeditions to the Arctic in the early 17th century.
John Cabot was an Italian explorer commissioned by England. He landed in North America in the late 1400s and claimed the land for England.
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
John Cabot