John Cabot

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Italian person explorer historical figure navigator person associated with England

John Cabot was an Italian-born navigator and explorer, sailing under the English flag, best known for his late 15th-century voyages to North America that helped lay the groundwork for England’s claims in the New World.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Giovanni Caboto	3
Sebastian Cabot	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian person ⓘ explorer ⓘ historical figure ⓘ navigator ⓘ person associated with England ⓘ
allegiance	Kingdom of England ⓘ
associatedWith	Bristol-based merchants ⓘ English expansion into the New World ⓘ
birthDate	circa 1450 ⓘ
birthName	John Cabot self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Giovanni Caboto
birthPlace	Genoa region (disputed, often associated with Genoa or Venice) ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ surface form: Republic of Venice (commonly cited)
child	Ludovico Cabot ⓘ Sancio Cabot ⓘ John Cabot self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sebastian Cabot
citizenship	Republic of Venice ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Republic of Venice ⓘ
deathDate	circa 1498 ⓘ
deathPlace	unknown, likely at sea or in England after final voyage ⓘ
departurePort	Bristol ⓘ
employer	Henry VII of England ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
era	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery late 15th century ⓘ
ethnicity	Italian ⓘ
exploredRegion	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean coasts of North America ⓘ
fieldOfWork	maritime exploration ⓘ navigation ⓘ
grantOrCharterFrom	Henry VII of England ⓘ
influenced	later English colonization of North America ⓘ
knownFor	1497 voyage across the North Atlantic ⓘ helping lay groundwork for English claims in the New World ⓘ voyages to North America under the English flag ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ Italian ⓘ Venetian ⓘ
legacy	early basis for English territorial claims in North America ⓘ
name	John Cabot self-link ⓘ
nativeName	John Cabot self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Giovanni Caboto
notableWork	1497 expedition from Bristol to North America ⓘ
occupation	explorer ⓘ navigator ⓘ
patron	Henry VII of England ⓘ
purposeOfVoyages	finding a westward route to Asia ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sailedUnderFlag	English flag ⓘ
shipUsed	Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) ⓘ
spouse	Mattea (historically attested wife) ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) → associatedExplorer → John Cabot ⓘ

subject surface form: Matthew (ship)

John Cabot → birthName → John Cabot self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Giovanni Caboto

John Cabot → child → John Cabot self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sebastian Cabot

Sancio Cabot → childOf → John Cabot ⓘ

Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) → commander → John Cabot ⓘ

subject surface form: Matthew (ship)

Cabot Tower → commemorates → John Cabot ⓘ

Cabot Tower → dedicatedTo → John Cabot ⓘ

Northwest Passage → exploredBy → John Cabot ⓘ

Sancio Cabot → father → John Cabot ⓘ

Muscovy Company → foundedBy → John Cabot ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sebastian Cabot

Ludovico Cabot → hasFather → John Cabot ⓘ

Age of Exploration → hasKeyExplorer → John Cabot ⓘ

John Cabot → name → John Cabot self-link ⓘ

John Cabot → nativeName → John Cabot self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Giovanni Caboto

Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) → operator → John Cabot ⓘ

subject surface form: Matthew (ship)

Mattea (historically attested wife) → spouseNameInEnglish → John Cabot ⓘ

subject surface form: Mattea

Mattea (historically attested wife) → spouseNameInItalian → John Cabot ⓘ

subject surface form: Mattea

this entity surface form: Giovanni Caboto

Henry VII of England → supportedExplorer → John Cabot ⓘ