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At age 11, the family moved from Genoa to Venice, where Cabot learned sailing and navigation from Italian seamen and merchants.
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In 1474, Cabot married a young woman named Mattea. The couple had three sons: Ludovico, Sancto and Sebastiano. Sebastiano would later follow in his father’s footsteps, becoming an explorer in his own right.
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Cabot officially became a Venetian citizen in 1476
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in 1476 and began conducting trade in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Records indicate that he got into financial trouble and left Venice as a debtor in November 1488
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During this time, Cabot became inspired by the discoveries of Bartolomeu Dias
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In 1497, Cabot traveled by sea from Bristol to Canada, which he mistook for Asia.
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Cabot made a claim to the North American land for King Henry VII of England
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In early May of 1497, Cabot left Bristol, England, on the Matthew, a fast and able ship weighing 50 tons.
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On June 24, 1497, 50 days into the voyage, Cabot landed on the east coast of North America.
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In July 1497, the ship sailed for England and arrived in Bristol on August 6, 1497. Cabot was soon rewarded with a pension of £20 and the gratitude of King Henry VII.
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In February 1498, Cabot was given permission to make a new voyage to North America; in May of that year, he departed from Bristol, England, with five ships and a crew of 300 men.
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It is believed Cabot died sometime in 1499 or 1500, but his fate remains a mystery
