<P> John Cabot ( Italian : Giovanni Caboto ; c. 1450 -- c. 1500 ) was a Venetian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England was the first European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century . To mark the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Cabot 's expedition , both the Canadian and British governments elected Cape Bonavista , Newfoundland , as representing Cabot 's first landing site . However , alternative locations have also been proposed . </P>
<P> John Cabot ( Italian : Giovanni Caboto ; c. 1450 -- c. 1500 ) was a Venetian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England was the first European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century . To mark the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Cabot 's expedition , both the Canadian and British governments elected Cape Bonavista , Newfoundland , as representing Cabot 's first landing site . However , alternative locations have also been proposed . </P>
who was the italian navigator sailing for england that explored the eastern coast of north america
who was the italian navigator sailing for england that explored the eastern coast of north america
John Cabot
John Cabot