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Glossary Term – Event

Explorations by John Cabot

Italian John Cabot explored parts of the New World for England.

Glossary Term – Person

John Cabot

Born in either Caieta or Genoa, John Cabot (ca. 1453–ca. 1498) became a citizen of Venice in 1476. Little is known about Cabot’s background as a mariner. He appeared in England in 1495 where he applied for a royal patent to raise funds for an exploring venture to follow up Columbus’s discoveries. Having gotten his patent from Henry VII and sponsorship from various merchant groups, he departed from Bristol in June 1497 and reached the North American coast later that year. His landing gave England a justification for claiming part of the New...

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Major European Explorers