History 2201E Lecture Notes - Giovanni Da Verrazzano, John Cabot, John Rut
27 Sep 2012
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Giovanni caboto, 1490s: son of a merchant, father was a trade in spices, 1490: moves to spain. Maybe because he wanted to be involved in the early explorations. Spain was not interested in him because they had columbus: 1490: approaches england and goes to bristol to the merchants who have the money to back his trip. Wants to go around the north coast because columbus went down the south coast: 1496: king gives cabot the go-ahead. Didn"t make it all the way before turning back: 1497: tries again and makes it to around newfoundland area. Found the grand bank on the coast of newfoundland where there are many fishes. Some say he shipwrecked on the coast of newfoundland. Others say he was taken by aboriginals. Treaty de tordesillas 1494: portuguese negotiated a treaty with spain that would draw a line north and south, gave portuguese the right to claim newfoundland as part of their land.
