John Cabot

John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Caboto, Venetian: Zuan Chabotto; c. 1450 – c. 1499) was an Italian explorer and navigator.

Commissioned by Henry VII of England, Cabot led an expedition to North America and documented the. This expedition is commonly believed to have been the first European encounter with North America since the Viking discovery of in the eleventh century.

In 2012, Cabot was included in a mnemonic set in Abstergo Industries' Project Legacy.