Sebastian Cabot
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Sebastian Cabot was a 16th-century Venetian-English explorer and cartographer known for his voyages in search of Northwest and Northeast passages and for helping establish early English exploration and trade ventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sebastian Cabot canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1957784 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sebastian Cabot Context triple: [Russia Company, founder, Sebastian Cabot]
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A.
John Moors Cabot
John Moors Cabot was an American diplomat and philanthropist from the prominent Cabot family, known for his service as a U.S. ambassador and benefactor to cultural and educational institutions.
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B.
John Cabot
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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C.
Martin Frobisher
Martin Frobisher was a 16th-century English seafarer and privateer best known for his early Arctic voyages in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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D.
Captain John Byron
Captain John Byron was a British naval officer and aristocrat best known as the father of the Romantic poet Lord Byron.
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E.
Bartholomew Columbus
Bartholomew Columbus was an Italian explorer and colonial administrator, brother of Christopher Columbus, who played a key role in the early Spanish colonization of the Caribbean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sebastian Cabot Target entity description: Sebastian Cabot was a 16th-century Venetian-English explorer and cartographer known for his voyages in search of Northwest and Northeast passages and for helping establish early English exploration and trade ventures.
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A.
John Moors Cabot
John Moors Cabot was an American diplomat and philanthropist from the prominent Cabot family, known for his service as a U.S. ambassador and benefactor to cultural and educational institutions.
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B.
John Cabot
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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C.
Martin Frobisher
Martin Frobisher was a 16th-century English seafarer and privateer best known for his early Arctic voyages in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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D.
Captain John Byron
Captain John Byron was a British naval officer and aristocrat best known as the father of the Romantic poet Lord Byron.
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E.
Bartholomew Columbus
Bartholomew Columbus was an Italian explorer and colonial administrator, brother of Christopher Columbus, who played a key role in the early Spanish colonization of the Caribbean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartographer
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explorer ⓘ mariner ⓘ navigator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
Río de la Plata region ⓘ
surface form:
Rio de la Plata region
South America ⓘ coasts of North America ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early English attempts to reach Asia by the north
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early Spanish expeditions in South America ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 16th century ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity |
Americas
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Europe ⓘ |
| employer |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ Crown of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| ethnicity | Venetian ⓘ |
| father | John Cabot ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
ⓘ
maritime exploration ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goalOfVoyages |
finding a northern route to Asia
ⓘ
finding a westward route to Asia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
|
| influenced |
development of English overseas trade
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later English exploration of North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early English exploration of North America
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role in early English trade ventures ⓘ search for a Northeast Passage from Europe to Asia ⓘ search for a Northwest Passage from Europe to Asia ⓘ service to the English Crown in maritime exploration ⓘ service to the Spanish Crown in maritime exploration ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| name | Sebastian Cabot self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
English
ⓘ
Venetian ⓘ |
| notableFor | maps and charts used in navigation ⓘ |
| notableRole | helping establish early English exploration and trade ventures ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| positionHeld | pilot major of Spain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sebastian Cabot Description of subject: Sebastian Cabot was a 16th-century Venetian-English explorer and cartographer known for his voyages in search of Northwest and Northeast passages and for helping establish early English exploration and trade ventures.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.