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Italian leader of the 1497 English expedition to the east coast of today's Canada (5)

Solution has appeared in 2 crosswords (1 across and 1 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,609 — 2023-07-30 23:00:20
  5D: Italian explorers, John and Sebastian, who led English and Spanish expeditions to explore the New World (5)
• Quick crossword No 15,670 — 2020-07-27 23:00:06
  11A: Italian leader of the 1497 English expedition to the east coast of today's Canada (5)