'brave' is rumoured to have many origins. Some say it originates of the words 'bastard' and 'rave' whilst others believe in a a more complicated constellation consisting the words 'bastard', 'radical' and 'safe'. Either way the common use and interpretation of the two meanings does not differ too much in everyday life.
Cabot probably first set sail in 1496, though this first voyage proved unsuccessful and Cabot turned back to England. In 1497, Cabot is thought to have set sail again with his son Sebastian and seventeen other crew members. This time, his voyage was successful. One of the boats under his command, the Matthew, sighted land and probably landed on Labrador, Newfoundland, or Cape Breton Island in modern-day eastern Canada on June 24, 1497, after 52 days at sea.
Remember, it was the Age of Discovery and not the Age of Information. John Cabot s achievements as an explorer may have been lost in the confusion of the times. Cabot in 1497 erroneously concluded that he had reached northeast Asia, from whence he hoped to sail south to China. His second voyage in 1498 revealed his error by showing that North America was a previously unknown continent, and that his previous claims about Asia were unfounded.