Where can I find true information about the explorer John Cabot for my report?

Answer 1

I'll take a shot at this one. John Cabot was born about 1450 in Genoa, Italy (just like Columbus). His real name was Giovanni Caboto. Early on he became a mapmaker and trader. He sailed the Mediterranean Sea between Venice and Egypt, trading Italian goods for spices from the Far East.
He married and had three sons. In the 1480s he moved to Bristol, England. He believed that there was a shorter route to the Indies across the northern Atlantic Ocean. After being turned down by Portugal and Spain, he was supported by King Henry VIII of England. In 1497, Cabot sailed from Bristol in a small ship to what is now Canada. Although it is not known where he landed it was probably in what is now Newfoundland or Nova Scotia. He believed that he had reached Asia by a shorter route thus benefiting trade. In 1498, the King and some merchants paid for a second voyage. This time Cabot sailed from Bristol with five ships. But he was lost possibly at sea. But later England based its claim to Canada on the earlier voyages of John Cabot. His son, Sabastian also became a mapmaker and explorer. I don't know why John Cabot isn't better known?

Answer 2

You can find some true information about John Cabot in Wikipedia or World Book Online (if your a member). There are pictures and stuff about him in Wikipedia.

Answer 3

Who financed the voyage? Maybe he was living in England, used an English crew and English financing. If he was going by the name John Cabot at the time, it would be logical to refer to him as English. Still, I am sympathetic. With the exception of a certain slave trader and Marco Polo, Italians have few explorers to brag about. My own ancestry boasts none.

Answer 4

You can find more stuff by just "Google" it than you can find in "answers" sections. Good luck.