JOHN CABOT

JOHN CABOT

John Cabot, also known as Giovanni Caboto, was born in Italy around 1450, although this date is the one that is most commonly given for his birth. His father's name is Giulio Caboto and he had a brother called Piero. He was a maritime explorer.

In 1471, he was accepted in the religious confraternity of St. John the Evangelist. In 1476, Caboto would have been eligible to engage maritime trade.

Cabot appears to have left Venice in the late 1480s due to financial trouble, moving to Valencia (Spain), where he was attempted to be arrested.

Like other Italian explorers, including Cristopher Colombus, Cabot led an expedition to another European nation, in his case, England.

His first voyage was little recorded, and his second one was around 1497.

His final voyage was in May 1498 with five ships, one of which had been prepared by the King of London.

One of his children, Sebastian Cabot, became an explorer as well, later making at least one voyage to North America.

He died in 1500.

Juan Martínez García, 2ºB