Jacques Cartier
French maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the French explorer. For other uses, see Jacques Cartier (disambiguation).
Jacques Cartier[lower-alpha 1] (31 December 1491 – 1 September 1557) was a French-Breton maritime explorer for France. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map[3] the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas"[citation needed] after the Iroquoian names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island).[4][5][6][7]
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Jacques Cartier | |
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Born | 31 December 1491 |
Died | 1 September 1557(1557-09-01) (aged 65) Saint-Malo, France |
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Navigator and explorer |
Known for | First European to travel inland in North America. Claimed what is now known as Canada for the Kingdom of France. |
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Mary Catherine des Granches
(m. 1520) |
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