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Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot b. 1483-86?, d. 1557, explorer in English and Spanish service; son of John Cabot . He may well have accompanied his father on the 1497 and 1498 voyages, and he was for many years given the credit for his father's achievements. In the 19th cent., scholars, finding discrepancies in t... Read more
John Cabot
John Cabot fl. 1461-98, English explorer, probably b. Genoa, Italy. He became a citizen of Venice in 1476 and engaged in the Eastern trade of that city. This experience, it is assumed, was the stimulus of his later explorations. Like Columbus (though there is no evidence that either influenced the ... Read more
Richard Chancellor
Richard Chancellor d. 1556, English navigator. When, largely under the inspiration of Sebastian Cabot , a group of men in England undertook to finance a search for the Northeast Passage to Asia, Chancellor was chosen as second in command under Sir Hugh Willoughby. They sailed in 1553, and Chancell... Read more
Río de la Plata
Río de la Plata , estuary, c.170 mi (270 km) long, SE South America, formed by the Paraná and Uruguay rivers. Between Argentina and Uruguay, the estuary is c.120 mi (190 km) wide at its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean and decreases to c.20 mi (30 km) near its head. Focal point of the secon... Read more
Bristol
Bristol city (1991 pop. 370,300), SW England, at the confluence of the Avon and Frome rivers. Bristol, a leading international port, has extensive facilities, including docks at Avonmouth, Portishead, and Royal Portbury. It is a transportation hub and is a financial services center. General and nuc... Read more
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially Republic of Paraguay, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,348,000), 157,047 sq mi (406,752 sq km), S central South America. Paraguay is enclosed by Bolivia on the north and west, Brazil on the east, and Argentina on the south and west; Bolivia and Paraguay are the two landlocked nations... Read more
Argentina
Argentina , officially Argentine Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 39,538,000), 1,072,157 sq mi (2,776,889 sq km), S South America. Argentina is bordered by Chile on the west, Bolivia and Paraguay on the north, Brazil and Uruguay on the northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Buenos Aires ... Read more

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Sebastian Cabot
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sebastian Cabot Sebastian Cabot (ca. 1482-1557), an Italian-born explorer in the service of England...significant discoveries in an age of geographical discovery. Sebastian Cabot, the son of John and Mattea Cabot, was probably born in Venice... Read more
John Cabot
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...voyage preceded his. John Cabot was probably born in Genoa...residence of 15 years, but Cabot may have come with his family...1484 he was the father of Sebastian Cabot, who would achieve fame as...James A. Williamson, The Cabot Voyages and Bristol Discovery...chapter on both John and ... Read more
Cabot, John
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Cabot, John (d. 1498) and Sebastian (1474–1557). Much obscurity...coast as part of a continent and Sebastian set the British on the long and fruitless...died on an attempted repeat voyage. Sebastian may have been with him in 1497 but... Read more
Richard Chancellor
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition d. 1556, English navigator. When, largely under the inspiration of Sebastian Cabot , a group of men in England undertook to finance a search for the Northeast Passage to Asia, Chancellor was chosen as second in... Read more
Willoughby, Sir Hugh
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Willoughby, Sir Hugh (d. 1554). A minor landowner with some military experience, Willoughby was chosen, possibly by Sebastian Cabot , to be captain-general of the fleet sent by London merchants to find the North-East Passage in 1553. The expedition... Read more
Stephen Borough
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...North Cape and reach Russia by the arctic route, and the only ship to return safely from the expedition. Thereupon, Sebastian Cabot and others who had fostered the plan formed the Muscovy Company , establishing a profitable trade with Russia. Sailing... Read more
copper sheathing
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea ...Greek vessels, and from the 15th century lead was used for sheathing by the Spanish and Portuguese navies. John Cabot 's son Sebastian, who in 1514 saw a Spanish ship sheathed in lead, may have brought back the idea of using lead to England, and... Read more
Exploration, Conquest, and Settlement, Era of European
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...which he believed to be the eastern fringe of Asia. John Cabot, a fellow Genoese sailing for Henry VII of England, in 1497...x2010;hungry Europe may have reached Newfoundland before Cabot's voyage of 1497, although the documentary record is unclear...century, mostly searching for the elusive Northwest Passage: ... Read more
Río de la Plata
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the chief ports. Discovered (1516) by Juan Díaz de Solís, it was explored by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520 and by Sebastian Cabot from 1526 to 1529. The first settlement on its banks was made (1536) at Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza, the Spanish... Read more
Paraná
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...in Argentina, the Paraná accommodates river craft to the Iguaçu River. A bridge over the river at Foz do Iguaçu links Brazil and Paraguay. The Paraná was first ascended (1526) by Sebastian Cabot, the English explorer in the service of Spain. Read more

Dictionary entries related to " Sebastian Cabot"

Cabot Voyages
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History CABOT VOYAGES CABOT VOYAGES. Early in 1496...England in the name of John Cabot, an Italian navigator, and his three sons, Sebastian, Lewis, and Sanctius...firsthand data concerning the Cabot voyages, Sebastian Cabot has often been confused... Read more
Cabot, John
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Cabot, John (d. 1498) and Sebastian (1474–1557). Much obscurity...coast as part of a continent and Sebastian set the British on the fruitless...died on an attempted repeat voyage. Sebastian certainly attempted the North‐... Read more
Cabot
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Cabot the name of two Italian explorers and navigators, the elder of whom, John Cabot ( c. 1450– c. 98), sailed from Bristol in 1497 in search...second expedition in 1498 from which he never returned. His son Sebastian Cabot ( c. 1475–1557) accompanied his father on his voyage... Read more
Santa Catarina
Book article from: Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names ...names before probably being named after the 4th‐century St Catherine of Alexandria by the Italian navigator Sebastian Cabot ( c. 1476–1557) while he was in the service of Spain. Read more
Explorations and Expeditions
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Caribbean in 1492, the English king Henry VII dispatched John Cabot (actually Giovanni Caboto), an Italian sea captain, on an expedition to find an Atlantic passage to the Orient. Cabot, like Columbus, believed the newly discovered lands in...Following an uneventful Atlantic exploration in 1495, Cabot ... Read more
Plate, River
Book article from: Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names ...Dolce ‘Sweet Sea’ before it was briefly named after him following his murder by a local tribe. In 1526 Sebastian Cabot ( c. 1476–1557), an explorer and navigator, sailing on behalf of Spain on this occasion, diverted a voyage... Read more
exploration
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Hakluyt, the English contribution to primary exploration in the great age of maritime discovery was modest. John and Sebastian Cabot , English by adoption, contributed to the discovery of the Americas in 1497 and 1509, but most English maritime adventurers... Read more

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Arkansas Federal Credit Union.(opens new branch office)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 7/25/2005; 44 words ; Arkansas Federal Credit Union of Jacksonville opened on Monday a branch office in Cabot. Located on 100 S. Rockwood Drive, the new facility extends the state's largest financial cooperative to eight walk-in branches throughout Pulaski, Faulkner, Sebastian and now Lonoke counties. Read more
A History and Ethnography of the Beothuk.
Magazine article from: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology; 5/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...for the European discovery of Newfoundland and early encounters with the Beothuk. John Cabot's two voyages to the island were in 1497 and 1498; his son Sebastian's voyages, in 1508-09. In the 16th century, Indian hostages and prisoners (presumably... Read more
SONGS THAT STING AND SOOTHE.(sound recordings)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
Magazine article from: Interview; 6/1/2000; 700+ words ; ...beach blanket bingo-and beyond. Evelyn McDonnell BELLE AND SEBASTIAN Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant (Matador) Belle and Sebastian create chamber-pop that's as subtle as a whisper and smart...of an Ennio Morricone soundtrack. Still, it's Belle and Sebastian's lyrical narratives that remain ... Read more
Same name game.
Magazine article from: Word Ways; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...ROSS 22. CHARLES SCHWAB; CHARLES SCHWAB 23. JOHN ADAMS; JOHN ADAMS 24. LIZZIE BORDEN; LIZZIE BORDEN 25. SEBASTIAN CABOT; SEBASTIAN CABOT 26. WINSTON CHURCHILL; WINSTON CHURCHILL 27. DAVID HOROWITZ; DAVID HOROWITZ 28. PETER MARSHALL; PETER... Read more
What are cities for?(Bristol on the Eve of the Millennium, part 2)(Bristol, England)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 2/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...before their decline. Further on again is the replica of John Cabot's ship The Matthew and the dry dock holding Isambard Kingdom...century, the port became a base for exploration. In 1497, John Cabot made his famous voyage to Newfoundland and a few years later he was followed by his son, Sebastian, who ... Read more
(television program reviews)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 2/25/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...an Aussie mahatma; and Family Affair: The Movie, a big-screen remake of the 1970s sitcom with Marlon Brando in the Sebastian Cabot role of Mr. French, the butler. On the basis of the film parodies alone, The Critic deserves its critical raves... Read more
School superintendent pay tops $23 million. (List Overview).(pay for 310 school superintendents in Arkanas)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 3/17/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...The highest paid superintendent is Dr. Frank Holman of the Cabot School District, the state's 10th largest district, whose salary...Craighead $602,796 8 13,881 7 6 Garland $576,396 7 12,944 8 7 Sebastian $509,817 6 18,897 4 8 Independence $496,903 7 5,604 20 9 Faulkner... Read more
(video recording reviews)
Magazine article from: Journal of Popular Film and Television; 6/22/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...famous animated films, the best vocal talents around - including Sterling Holloway as Pooh and the cultivated voice of Sebastian Cabot as the narrator - bring each character fully and individually to life. A charming bonus video track, The Many Adventures... Read more