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Did you know that John Cabot found land and named it Newfoundland? I bet that you didn’t know that John Cabot had three different names. John Cabot spent a lot of time at sea, which led to voyages across the globe.

John Cabot was born in about 1451. He was born in Genoa, Italy. He sailed with his son Sebastian Cabot another well-known explorer. He lived in Genoa for most of his life, but he also lived in Bristol, Italy for part of his life.

Cabot although well known, only went on one amazing journey. He discovered Newfoundland, which is in Canada, North America. He found Newfoundland on June 24, 1497. King Henry VII of England sent him on this journey.

Cabot wanted to sail to Western Asia, but ended up in the Middle East. Cabot found it somewhere in the 1470’s, when he was in his 20’s. Cabot had a couple of different names. One name was Giovanni Caboto, another was Zoanne, and the last name was Juan. Unfortunately, once Cabot died his explorer son Sebastian, who traveled with him took the credit for his father’s discoveries.

Cabot had a very interesting life but died at the age of 49. He died somewhere around 1500, never having returned from exploring Asia. He was the first European to reach North America after Leif Erikson.



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