John Cabot
Italian navigator and explorer
John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer. His 1497 voyage to the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII, King of England is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to... Wikipedia
Born: Gaeta, Italy
Known for: First European since the Norse colonization of North America to explore coastal parts of North America
Children: Sebastian Cabot
Parents: Giulio Caboto
Nationality: Italian and Venetian
Siblings: Piero Caboto
Other names: Giovanni Caboto, Zuan Chabotto, Giovanni Chabotte, Juan Caboto, Jean Caboto