John Cabot 1450-1499. Happy looking chap and the guy who actually got to mainland America first. Amongst Europeans. If you ignore the Vikings :) he was also pretty good at getting about. He was actually a Venetian whom the English adopted and he did all sorts of interesting things. He claims to have visited Mecca (there is source material showing he sold a slave in Cairo) but most famously he was sailing under a patent from Henry VII free authority, faculty and power to sail to all parts, regions and coasts of the eastern, western and northern sea, under our banners, flags and ensigns, with five ships or vessels of whatsoever burden and quality they may be, and with so many and with such mariners and men as they may wish to take with them in the said ships, at their own proper costs and charges, to find, discover and investigate whatsoever islands, countries, regions or provinces of heathens and infidels, in whatsoever part of the world placed, which before this time were unknown to all Christians. When he bumped into America. Exactly where is a mystery but you gotta admit hes an interesting guy! Pretty useful that.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 20:11:30 +0000
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