While argument still persists over his birthplace - Venice or Genoa - when he sailed for a British king, his name was anglicized to John Cabot. King Henry VII of England authorized Cabot to "seek ...

The Cabot Trail is named for explorer John Cabot, who sailed to North America in 1497. Cabot’s exact landing spot is debatable, but his spirit of discovery lives on in travellers who take the ...