Cabot,John

Cabot,John
Cab·ot (kăbʹət), John. Originally Giovanni Caboto. 1450?-1498?.
Italian-born explorer who commanded the English expedition that discovered the North American mainland (1497).

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  • Cabot, John & Sebastian — • Navigators and explorers Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cabot, John & Sebastian     John & Sebastian Cabot     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Cabot, John —    Probably a native of Genoa. Became a citizen of Venice, March 28, 1476, and at that time had been a resident of the city for fifteen years. Went to England, and in 1497, under the direct authority of Henry VII, sailed to the westward on a… …   The makers of Canada

  • Cabot, John — orig. Giovanni Caboto born с 1450, Genoa? died с 1499 Italian navigator and explorer. In the 1470s he became a skilled navigator in travels to the eastern Mediterranean for a Venetian mercantile firm. In the 1490s he moved to Bristol, Eng., and,… …   Universalium

  • John and Sebastian Cabot —     John & Sebastian Cabot     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John & Sebastian Cabot     John Cabot     (Giovanni Cabota of Gabota.)     A celebrated navigator and the discoverer of the American mainland, born in the first half of the fifteenth… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • John Cabot — Caboto Giovanni Caboto (englisch John Cabot, venezanisch Zuan Caboto) (* um 1450 in Genua, Gaeta oder Chioggia; † 1498 auf See) war ein italienischer Seefahrer. Er gilt als erster moderner europäischer Entdecker, der das nordamerikanische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cabot — /kab euht/, n. 1. John (Giovanni Caboto), c1450 98?, Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497. 2. Richard Clarke, 1868 1939, U.S. physician and writer on medical ethics. 3. Sebastian, 1474? 1557,… …   Universalium

  • John Cabot — noun Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450 1498) • Syn: ↑Cabot, ↑Giovanni Cabato • Instance Hypernyms: ↑navigator *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • john — /jon/, n. Slang. 1. a toilet or bathroom. 2. (sometimes cap.) a fellow; guy. 3. (sometimes cap.) a prostitute s customer. [generic use of the proper name] * * * I known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216,… …   Universalium

  • John — /jon/, n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the book of Revelation. 2. See John the Baptist. 3. (John Lackland) 1167? 1216, king of England 1199 1216; signer of the Magna Carta 1215 (son of… …   Universalium

  • Cabot Tower (Newfoundland) — Cabot Tower was built in 1897 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot s discovery of Newfoundland, and Queen Victoria s Diamond Jubilee. It is located on top of Signal Hill overlooking the city of St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador …   Wikipedia

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