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1450
Cabot was born
John Cabot was born around 1450, his exact birthday is not known. He was born in Genoa, Italy. -
1461
Cabot moved to Venice
In 1461, or quite possibly earlier than that, John Cabot moved to Venice. In 1476 he became a citizen and he started getting more skilled in navigation and traveling. -
1488
Cabot was inspired to travel
In November 1488 John Cabot was inspired to start traveling by Christopher Columbus and Bartolomeu Dias. -
Mar 5, 1496
Cabot started an adventure
In 1496 King Henry VII decided to let John Cabot and his sons start traveling in search of a new unknown land. -
1497
Cabot traveled the world
In 1497 Cabot has a documented journey of when he traveled from Bristol, England to Canada -
1497
Cabot made a mistake
In 1497 during John Cabot's voyage, he made a British claim to land in Canada mistaking it for Asia while he was on the ship Matthew. -
Jun 24, 1497
Cabot reaches land
On June 24, 1497, John Cabot reached the East coast of North America. Only 50 days into his voyage. -
Aug 6, 1497
Cabot made a journey back
In August of 1497, John Cabot made a trip back to Bristol, England, and was rewarded with €20. -
Feb 1, 1498
Cabot began a new voyage
John Cabot was approved to start a new voyage to North America in 1498. He took off from Bristol, England with five ships and a crew of 300 men. After the ships passed Ireland there is only speculation as to what happened to Cabot. -
Jul 1, 1498
Cabot's death speculation
After the location of the ships was lost most people are assuming the crew on the ships died soon after. But more recent documents lead some people to believe that John Cabot was seen in England in 1500. Which leads more people to think that the crew survived the voyage. -
1500
Cabot died
John Cabot died sometime in 1500, which means he was around 50 years old. His fate is a mystery people believe that he was lost at sea and died then. But there is also a rumor that he was seen in England after his voyage was over.
