Which is an accurate description of Giovanni Caboto, also known as John Cabot? A. the author many scholars suspect wrote most of Shakespeare's plays B. the French scientist who compiled the first encyclopedia C. the English explorer who reached the Caribbean and claimed the Bahamas for England D. the Italian mariner who sailed under the British flag and landed in Canada in 1497
John Cabor, or Giovanni Caboto was an Italian mariner who sailed under the British flag at the request of King Henry VII of England, and landed in Canada in 1497 and claimed the land for England.