Sebastian Cabot

By: Joe

Biographical Facts

        For my explorer research project I chose to do Sebastian Cabot.  Sebastian Cabot was born in Venice in 1483.  He died in London in 1557.  His death was the cause of stroke.  Back then they said that they did not have the medicine to cure his disease.  Sebastian Cabot was the son of Giovanni Caboto, which is John Cabot.  Sebastian had more then one name.  His real name is Sebastiano Caboto.  Sebastian had never lead any of his own expeditions he had always been just part of the crew.  But he was important to the crew because he was a map and navigator.  His first expedition he went on was with his father.  He went on it in 1497. 

Major Achievements

        This paragraph will be about some of Sebastian's achievements.  Sebastian Cabot tried to prove that there was a shorter way to the Far East.  So, he looked for the Northwest Passage to the Far East and only landed in Hudson Bay.  Sebastian Cabot also searched for the coast of North America.  He did make it there and claimed it for the king of England.  After Sebastian graduated from the navy he was rewarded to be pilot for Spain.  Sebastian also explored the Rio De La Plata, which may have been a river.  When Sebastian's father died Sebastion stole his fathers achievements.                          

Country

        This paragraph will be about where he lived and what and whom he traded with.  Sebastian lived in England.  He also explored Spain and stayed there for a while.  In Spain he made important expeditions for the king of Spain.  For the King of Spain Sebastian would go to a new world and bring back riches and spices.  He usually found most of them in North America.

                                                                     Personal Reaction

         In some ways Sebastian was a positive impact on the world.  In other ways he was a negative impact on his family.  The positive impact on the world that he made was that he explored North America and brought riches back for his country.  Bringing back riches helped the people.  He was also rude to his family because as I told you he stole his father's achievements when he died.  I hope you liked my report onSebastian Cabot.

Sources

Encyclopedia New Book Of Knowledge

Explorers and Discoveries:by Cass R. Sandak

Braving The North Atlantic:by Delno C. West, Jean M. West

Explorers From Ancient Times to Space Ages

Explorers and Discoveries Encyclopediahttp://www.mariner.org/age/images/lg_cabot.jpg

Encyclopedia of World Biography

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