|
GIOVANNI CABOTO(Cabots
|
landed on the AMERICAN
|
|
ITALIAN name) was born
|
EASTCOAST at 24 June, 1497.
|
|
in GENOVA, probably
|
He went ashore to take
|
|
around 1451 (FOURTEEN
|
possession of the land,
|
|
FIFTY ONE). When
|
and explored the coast
|
|
he was a CHILD or possibly
|
for some time. Cabot's
|
|
a young man, he moved
|
landfall is still unknown,
|
|
to VENICE. One of his
|
because of lack of evidence.
|
|
first ventures, possibly
|
Many experts think it's
|
|
inspired by CHRISTOPHER
|
on CAPE BRETON ISLAND,
|
|
COLUMBUS, was to find a
|
but others look for it
|
|
SHORTER ROUTE to the
|
in Newfoundland, LABRADOR
|
|
west to find SPICES in Asia.
|
or MAINE. When heading
|
|
KING HENRY VII gave him
|
home his sailors thought
|
|
a grant to sail from ENGLAND
|
they were going too far
|
|
with FIVE SHIPS. He chose
|
NORTH, so Cabot sailed a
|
|
England because Cabot
|
more southernly course,
|
|
felt the voyage from western
|
reaching Brittany instead
|
|
Europe to eastern Asia would
|
of England. On 6 August
|
|
be SHORTER on higher latitudes.
|
he arrived back in Bristol.
|
|
Cabot went to BRISTOL to
|
Back in England, Cabot
|
|
make the preparations
|
got well REWARDED
|
|
for his voyage. It was then
|
(a PENSION of 20 pounds
|
|
was the SECOND-largest
|
a year), and a patent was
|
|
seaport of England, and
|
written for a new voyage.
|
|
during the past years
|
Cabot became the second
|
|
(from 1480 onwards)
|
EUROPEAN to discover
|
|
several voyages had been
|
North America. The next
|
|
sent out to look for other
|
year, 1498, he departed
|
|
LAND. It is believed that
|
again, with FIVE ships this
|
|
NEWFOUNDLAND may have
|
time. Except for one of
|
|
been found on one of
|
the ships, that soon
|
|
these voyages.
|
after depart made for
|
|
Cabot had also made
|
an Irish port because
|
|
a voyage in 1496, but got
|
of distress, NOTHING was
|
|
no further than ICELAND.
|
heard of the expedition,
|
|
He later made another
|
or of John Cabot, ever since.
|
|
voyage with only one vessel,
|
John's son SEBASTIAN later
|
|
the MATTHEW. It was a
|
made a voyage to
|
|
small ship (50 tuns), but
|
North America, looking
|
|
fast and able. The crew con-
|
for the NORTHWEST passage
|
|
sisted of only EIGHTEEN PEOPLE.
|
(1508), and one to repeat
|
|
He departed on 20 May,1497
|
Magellan's voyage around
|
|
and he sailed to Dursey Head,
|
the world, which ended
|
|
IRELAND, from where he
|
up looking for silver
|
|
sailed due west to Asia -
|
along the River Plate (1525-8).
|
|
or so he thought. He
|
|