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Published on Nov 18, 2015
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JOHN CABOT
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Background Information
John Cabot was born in Genoa in 1405, which is now called Italy today.but his birth certificate was lost at sea and no one really knows for sure. As a young child John learned how to explore new lands and sail the seas.
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Cabot's full name is Giovanni Caboto, and one of his sons' is Sebastian Cabot who was also an explorer when he was older.
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Sponsor
John thought that moving to England was a great place for his career. Later on King Henry VII of England let John test his route to the far-east. John Cabot asked King II of Portugal and King Ferdinand of Spain to sponsor one of his voyages. However they both refused to sponsor that voyage.
Motives
John Cabot had a dream to sail to the Far-East and find a shorter route to the Far-East(Mongolia, China, S.Korea, N.Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines).
Route
John Cabot set sail on a ship named Matthew on May 2, 1497 with servants , DVD's to keep everybody entertained and some of the finest weapons available in England. King Henry VII sponsored this voyage. He sailed from Bristol, England to either Nova Scotia, or Newfoundland, Canada.
Accomplishments
People believed that Cabot actually landed in Newfoundland, and he thought that he was in India on June 24, 1497. He did claim parts of Canada and England also.
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When Cabot returned to England, the King rewarded him and thanked him. King VII of England gave him large sums of money.
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