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Sebastian Cabot (Sabot Sebastian),

( Italian explorer.)

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Biography Sebastian Cabot (Sabot Sebastian),
(ca. 1476-1557)
Born in Venice or in Bristol. He accompanied his father, John Cabot during his second trip to America (1498). In 1509 tried to find the North-West sea route to East Asia. In 1512 Cabot mapped areas of Gascony and Gyuyen for the English King Henry VIII. In 1512-1516 was a cartographer in the service of Ferdinand II, King of Aragon and Castile. In 1519-1526 and in 1533-1544 served as chief navigator of the fleet of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1526 led the Venetian expedition traveled from Seville in search of fabulous wealth Ophir and Kataja. In an effort to find the Strait in the Pacific Ocean, reached the Gulf of La Plata, where vctretil members of the expedition of Juan de Solцґs. In search of treasures ascended r.Urugvay, He swam on r.Parana to thresholds have Apipe and went on to r.Paragvay r.Bermeho. In 1530 he returned to Seville, where he was exiled for three years in Oran in Africa. In 1544 Cabot published a world map. After accession to the throne of King Edward VI in 1547 Cabot moved to England, where he was granted a pension. In 1551 in London, founded and headed the Moscow trade company, which in 1553-1556 fit out an expedition to find the North-Eastern sea route. Cabot died in London in 1557.


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