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Quick facts for kids John Cabot | |
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| Giovanni Caboto | |
John Cabot in traditional Venetian garb by Giustino Menescardi (1762) – a mural painting in the Sala dello Scudo in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice | |
| Born | c.
1450 Gaeta, Kingdom of Naples or Castiglione Chiavarese, Republic of Genoa (disputed) |
| Died | Between c.Who did john cabot sail for1498 and 1501 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Giovanni Caboto, Zuan Chabotto, Giovanni Chabotte, Juan Caboto, Jean Caboto |
| Occupation | Maritime explorer |
| Known for | First European since the Norse colonization of North America to explore coastal parts of North America |
| Spouse(s) | Mattea (m.
circa 1470) |
| Children | Ludovico, Sebastian, and Sancto |
John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Cabotoc. 1450 – c. 1500) was an Italianexplorer. His 1497 voyage to the coast of North America is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century.