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John Cabot

John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of parts of North America is commonly held to have been the first European encounter with the continent of North America since the Norse Vikings in the eleventh century...

Timeline of Events

1496

3.5.1496

King Henry VII of England issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands.

1497

5.20.1497

John Cabot sets sail from Bristol, England, on his ship Ship looking for a route to the west (other documents give a May 2 date).

6.24.1497

John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.