Name and origins

In Italy he is known today as Giovanni Caboto, in Spain as Juan Caboto and in England as John Cabot. London-based Venetian, gives Cabot's first name as 'Zuam'. Another, from the Milanese Ambassador, spells his name 'Zoane'.

Motivation

He was a skilled navegator who wanted to explore the world. He was motivated by cristopher culumbus.In 1497, he set sail from Bristol on his ship the Mathew looking for a sea route to Asia.He ended up in the North American mainland, he and his men being the first Europeans since the Vikings verifiably known to have done so.

Name and origins
In Italy he is known today as Giovanni Caboto, in Spain as Juan Caboto and in England as John Cabot. London-based Venetian, gives Cabot's first name as 'Zuam'. Another, from the Milanese Ambassador, spells his name 'Zoane'.

Name and origins
In Italy he is known today as Giovanni Caboto, in Spain as Juan Caboto and in England as John Cabot. Cabot's first name as 'Zuam'spells his name 'Zoane'.

Jonh Cabot

Giovanni Caboto is an English known as John Cabot, he was a Venetian navigator and explorer whose 1497 'discovery' of North America.

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