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John Cabot is a key figure in a strong controversy regarding the discovery of North America. In reality, his name was Giovanni Caboto, and he was of Italian origin, though his birthplace is unclear; ...
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Age of Discovery: European Exploration of North America - MSNIt highlights key figures such as John Cabot, who discovered parts of North America, and explorers like Giovanni da Verrazzano, Jacques Cartier, and Sir Francis Drake, who sought the elusive ...
John Cabot The first documented European to arrive in North America after the Norse was Giovanni Caboto. ... Matea. Cabot set a more northerly route then Columbus, settling into higher Atlantic ...
To commemorate and cash in on John Cabot’s June 24, 1497 landing in North America, the BBC is producing a six-part documentary television series, the centrepiece of ... believing after five voyages ...
Dr Alwyn Ruddock, a former reader in history at the University of London, was the world expert on John Cabot’s discovery voyages from Bristol to North America (1496-98).
A Bristol custom's officer is being heralded as the man after whom America was named, in a new book. Richard ... by John Cabot in 1496 - years ... a trade route. "As their fame grew and Cabot's ...
Discover how America got its name. Explore the 15th century story of John Cabot and Richard Amerike.
An investigation worthy of a Dan Brown novel has shed new light on the voyages of John Cabot, the Italian navigator and explorer, revealing that he may have had knowledge of ...
You are in: Bristol > History > Historic Figures > John Cabot - c.1450 - 1498 The tower remembers explorer John Cabot By Caron Parsons It seems that Bristolians are so proud of explorer John Cabot ...
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