United States: California: San Mateo County: South San Francisco: Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Tower
In 1497, King Henry VII of England commissioned explorer John Cabot, to find a new trade route to Asia. Instead, Cabot's ship, the Matthew, brought him to the east coast of North America. On May 2nd 1997, Prince Philip launched a replica of the Matthew, w
The Matthew sets sail from Bristol Docks, 1997
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