USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Evidence suggests that he worked as a merchant in the spice trade of the Levant, or eastern Mediterranean, and may have traveled as far as Mecca, then an important trading center for Oriental and Western goods.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under a patent granted by Henry VII in 1496, Cabot sailed from Bristol in 1497 and discovered Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island on the North American coast. His voyages to North America in 1497 and 1498 helped lay the groundwork for Britain’s later claim to Canada.

Detailed explanation-3: -After a month, he discovered a ‘new found land’, today known as Newfoundland in Canada. Cabot is credited for claiming North America for England and kick-starting a century of English transatlantic exploration.

Detailed explanation-4: -John Cabot did not formally change his name. Cabot was born Giovanni Caboto in either Naples or Genoa around 1450. As was common at the time, Cabot altered his name to fit the different cultures he lived in at various times. After leaving Italy, Cabot relocated to Spain.