Cabot set a more northerly route then Columbus, settling into higher Atlantic currents. Four and a half weeks later he sighted land. On St. John's Day -- June 24, 1497 Cabot set into a bay and ...

You are in: Bristol > History > Historic Figures > John Cabot - c.1450 - 1498 The tower remembers explorer John Cabot By Caron Parsons It seems that Bristolians are so proud of explorer John Cabot ...