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Cabot 1476-1557
The name of a family of explorers intimately connected with the history of America.
Cabot, John
John Cabot is supposed to have been born in Genoa, although some historians have claimed Venice as his birthplace.
There is evidence that for fifteen years prior to 1476 he resided in Venice, and in that year formally became a citizen.
Subsequently he removed to Bristol, England, and engaged in mercantile business.
With a view of finding a shorter route to India,
Hudson Bay where Cabot sought a Northwest passage.
Sebastian Cabot he determined to attempt a northwest passage.
To further his undertaking he secured from Henry VII.
a patent for the discovery of any unknown lands lying in either the eastern, western, or northern seas.
Cabot, Sebastian
Sebastian Cabot, the second son of John Cabot, was born in Bristol, England, in 1477.
As his name appears in the petition of his father to Henry VII.
for the patent above mentioned, it is believed that
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