What is known about John Cabot?

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What is known about John Cabot?​

Not very much is known for certain about John Cabot – or Zuan Caboto, to use his original Italian name. We do not even know precisely when and where he was born. It is likely, though, that he was born around 1455 in Gaeta, near Naples, and was the son of a merchant.
Was John Cabot’s voyage suicidal?
Over 500 years ago, 18 men cramped in here with explorer and map maker John Cabot to set sail on a voyage that many of the onlookers must have thought was suicidal. The year was 1497, only five years earlier Columbus had discovered the islands of the Caribbean.
Why did John Cabot sign his name Zuan Chabotto?
This was the result of a once-ubiquitous European tradition of nativizing names in contemporary documents, something often adhered to by the actual persons themselves. In Venice Cabot signed his names as “Zuan Chabotto”, Zuan being a form of John typical to Venice. He continued to use this form in England, at least among Italians.

What kind of school is John Cabot University?​

about JCU John Cabot University, founded in 1972, is an independent, four-year liberal arts university in the heart of Rome, Italy, offering undergraduate degrees and study abroad programs to English-speaking students from all over the world.

Is there a statue of John Cabot in Canada?
A statue of John Cabot was erected on the coast and along the Discovery Trail on Cape Bonavista in Newfoundland, Canada. In 1897 in honor of the 400th anniversary of John Cabot’s discovery of North America a commemorative stamp honoring this discovery was issued by the Newfoundland Post Office.
What did John Cabot trade in the Mediterranean?
A merchant like his father, Cabot traded in spices with the ports of the eastern Mediterranean, and became an expert mariner. Valuable goods from Asia – spices, silks, precious stones and metals – were brought either overland or up the Red Sea for sale in Europe.