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| − | '''John Cabot''' was born in [[Genoa]], [[Italy]] in 1450 to the seaman and merchant, Julio Cabot. John always had a deep interest in exploration, and he studied sailing and mapping until he was proficient in both. In | + | '''John Cabot''' was born in [[Genoa]], [[Italy]] in 1450 to the seaman and merchant, Julio Cabot. John always had a deep interest in exploration, and he studied sailing and mapping until he was proficient in both. In 1487, John met and married a girl named Mattea. They had three sons, Lewis, [[Sebastian Cabot|Sebastian]], and Sanctus. John and his family moved to England and he began to search for a sponsor to fund a voyage to the Indies. Finally, On March 5, 1496 King Henry gave John a charter giving him permission to sail North, East or West but not South because the Spaniards were there. John set out on his voyage on May 2, 1497. He had only one ship, the Matthew, with a small crew of eighteen men. John Cabot and his crew sailed the Matthew around the tip of [[Ireland]] and then northward. They then changed course and sailed westward until they sighted land on June 21, 1497. John and his men set sail for England less than a month later on July 20, 1497. When the Matthew reached England, the people called Cabot ‘The Great Admiral’. King Henry was so pleased that he gave John a yearly pension of twenty pounds for the rest of his life. In 1498, John left on another voyage with five ships and three hundred men. One ship experienced trouble and soon made for an Irish port. The other four were never heard of again. It is speculated that the ships were wrecked in a storm. John Cabot’s great love of the sea brought the great mariner to a tragic early death. |
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Revision as of 02:10, March 30, 2007
John Cabot was born in Genoa, Italy in 1450 to the seaman and merchant, Julio Cabot. John always had a deep interest in exploration, and he studied sailing and mapping until he was proficient in both. In 1487, John met and married a girl named Mattea. They had three sons, Lewis, Sebastian, and Sanctus. John and his family moved to England and he began to search for a sponsor to fund a voyage to the Indies. Finally, On March 5, 1496 King Henry gave John a charter giving him permission to sail North, East or West but not South because the Spaniards were there. John set out on his voyage on May 2, 1497. He had only one ship, the Matthew, with a small crew of eighteen men. John Cabot and his crew sailed the Matthew around the tip of Ireland and then northward. They then changed course and sailed westward until they sighted land on June 21, 1497. John and his men set sail for England less than a month later on July 20, 1497. When the Matthew reached England, the people called Cabot ‘The Great Admiral’. King Henry was so pleased that he gave John a yearly pension of twenty pounds for the rest of his life. In 1498, John left on another voyage with five ships and three hundred men. One ship experienced trouble and soon made for an Irish port. The other four were never heard of again. It is speculated that the ships were wrecked in a storm. John Cabot’s great love of the sea brought the great mariner to a tragic early death.
