After John Cabot's 1497 voyage to North America, it wasn't until 1534 and Jacques Cartier that a major expedition was sent out to the northern part of of North America. King Francis I of France ...
On St. John's Day -- June 24, 1497 Cabot set into a bay and named ... Henry VII duly rewarded Cabot for his successful voyage, congratulating the explorer with a cash bonus, an annual pension ...
In 1497 Italian explorer John Cabot was one of the first modern Europeans to discover North America. While voyaging in search of Asia he instead found a new land and called it... Newfoundland ...