North America 1497: John Cabot’s expeditions
24 June 1497
24 Jun 1497
John Cabot’s expeditions
12 Oct 1492 Arrival of Columbus
26 Dec 1492 First contacts
6 Jan 1494 Columbus’ second voyage
4 Aug 1496 Colony of Santo Domingo
24 Jun 1497 John Cabot’s expeditions
23 Aug 1500 Fall of Columbus
7 Jan 1503 First Spanish attempts on the Mainland
8 Aug 1508 Colonization of Puerto Rico
15 Aug 1511 Spanish expansion in the Caribbean
Columbus’ discoveries created excitement in Europe and in 1496 Henry VII of England agreed to sponsor another Italian navigator, John Cabot, in his own explorations. Cabot arrived off the coast of Newfoundland in 1497, possibly—his voyages are poorly documented—returning to explore the coast of North America the following year, but, like Columbus, was disappointed to find no wealthy Asian kingdoms. Meanwhile, Columbus faced renewed problems in Hispaniola when Roldán led a revolt of Spanish settlers and Taíno against his authority (1497–99).
