How did John Cabot die and when?

The location of John Cabot at the time of his death is unknown. Conventional wisdom indicates that he died while on a seafaring expedition that commenced in 1498. Documents more recently discovered seem to place the explorer in England in 1500. read more

It is believed Cabot died sometime in 1499 or 1500, but his fate remains a mystery. In February 1498, John Cabot was given permission to make a new voyage to North America; in May of that year, he departed from Bristol, England, with five ships and a crew of 300 men. read more

John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Caboto; c. 1450 – c. 1500) was a Venetian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England was the first European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century. read more