John+Cabot

John Cabot  __ Background __ J  ohn Cabot’s real name is **Giovanni Caboto**. **John Cabot** is the english translation of his name. He was born in 1450 but nobody is really sure where he was born but it is believed he is born in **Genoa**, **Italy**. He died in 1599 when he was 49. He is an Italian navigator who dreamed of exploring. He was the son of a spice merchant. He had three sons. Their names are **Luduvi co**, **Sebastian** and **Sancio**.At the age of 11 he moved to Venice. He was the first European to travel to **North America** mainland (try the Northwest Passage). He is known for discovering **Canada** because of this discovery other places that were close to **Canada** was discovered like **Cape Breoto Islands**. He had 2 voyages but on his second he disappeared. He grew up in Venice, Italy. He is known for discovering Canada. Also he explored the coast of **North America**. __ 1st voyage  __ His first voyage was to **Asia** because he believed there was a shorter route that **Columbus** took and he wanted to prove it. Also like **Columbus** he thought the world was round. Finally **King Henry the VII** gave him the permission to go and sail. **John Cabot** sailed on a ship called **The Matthew**. In May 2nd 1497 **John Cabot** sailed with 20 men. His crew was 20 men abroad. The other two was him and his son **Sebastian**. He crossed the **North Atlantic** and got to **North America** mainland (which is now **Canada**) but also like **Columbus** he thought he had reach **Asia**. During a part of his jorney he went to Mecca. He returned on August 6th 1497. After his voyage he told stories of many fish near the place he explored. __ 2nd Voyage  __ On his second voyage **Cabot** wanted to travel south of his first voyage in the hope of proving that he had found Noth Asia and China was near. While at sea they sailed in to a storm.During his voyage **Cabot**’s ships were lost. Even though his voyage was not a success and it did not find a new route to **Canada** it reopened contact with **America** and discovered a very popular fishing area. __ Bibliography __ Books Adams, Simon. __Exploration and Discovery__. N.p.: Lorenz books, 2000 Websites John Cabot." __Enchanted Learning__. 27 Jan. 2009. 5 Feb. 2009 .  "John Cabot." __Wikipedia__. 28 Jan. 2009. 28 Jan. 2009 .