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John Cabot (c. 1450 –c. 1499), born Giovanni Caboto in Venice, was a merchant and visionary whose ambition carried him from the Mediterranean world to the cold, uncharted waters of the North Atlantic. Backed by King Henry VII of England, his 1497 voyage—though aimed at finding a passage to Asia—instead led to the first documented English landing in North America, likely along the coast of "tierras labradas", Newfoundland or Labrador. While his journey yielded no gold or spices, it opened the door to centuries of transatlantic exploration and commerce, laying the foundation for England’s future claims in the New World and marking a pivotal shift in the history of European expansion.
Intro (00:00-00:21)
John Cabot: Explorer Between Worlds (00:22-11:10)
John Cabot, a Venetian-born dreamer turned English explorer, charted a daring course across the Atlantic in 1497 that, though aimed at Asia, laid the first English claim to North America and helped shift the axis of European exploration forever.
Announcement (11:11-13:05)
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