24 jun 1497 ano - John Cabot Reaches Canada
Descrição:
Although Christopher Columbus had reportedly reached North American land in 1492, John Cabot, an Italian explorer working under England is sent to find the new world by Henry VII. Cabot's plan then was to sail straight west of Ireland which is much further north than Columbus had previously done in hopes of finding a whole new area.1 He ends up landing somewhere in Newfoundland which at the time hadn't been discovered by any European. This is a significant time in the history of Canada for not only the land being first discovered by Europeans but also because it was discovered by the British and ruled by them from 1763 up until the Canadian Confederation in 1867.
1. Allen, John L. “From Cabot to Cartier: The Early Exploration of Eastern North America, 1497-1543.” Annals of the Association of American Geographers 82, no. 3 (September 1992): 500. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.cyber.usask.ca/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=a2705523-9766-4dcd-b217-bb376137d47c%40sdc-v-sessmgr03&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=9209072198&db=sih
Adicionado na linha do tempo:
Important events leading up to the Canadian Confederation
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