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  2. Jacques Cartier - Wikipedia

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    Jacques Cartier [a] (Breton: Jakez Karter; 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 ...

  3. 1534 in France - Wikipedia

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    April 20 - French explorer Jacques Cartier embarked on a voyage seeking to find a passage to the East Indies. [2] October 18 - Placards against Mass were posted by Protestants in Paris, Orléans and Amboise in what became known as Affair of the Placards. [3]

  4. Timeline of New France history (1534–1607) - Wikipedia

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    1534 - On July 24, Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and claims it for France. 1535 - Cartier's expedition sails along the St. Lawrence River and stops in a little bay he names Baie Saint-Laurent on August 10. 1535 - On September 6, Cartier is the first European to discover L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec.

  5. Donnacona - Wikipedia

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    Jacques Cartier made three voyages to the land now called Canada, in 1534, 1535 and 1541. In late July 1534, in the course of his first voyage, he and his men encountered two hundred people fishing near Gaspé Bay. [3] Cartier's men erected a "thirty foot long" cross which provoked a reaction from the leader of this fishing party.

  6. Timeline of European exploration - Wikipedia

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    1534 – Jacques Cartier explores the Gulf of St. Lawrence, discovering Anticosti Island and Prince Edward Island. [7] 1535 – Fray Tomás de Berlanga explores the Galapagos Islands. [40] 1535 – Cartier ascends "La Grande Rivière" or "La Rivière de Hochelaga" (the St. Lawrence River) to the village of Hochelaga (present-day Montreal). [7]

  7. Cross of Gaspé - Wikipedia

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    The original Cross of Gaspé was erected on July 24, 1534 overlooking the bay of Gaspé, by the team of Jacques Cartier on his first trip exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. [1] Planting the cross symbolized the ownership of the territory on behalf of the King of France, Francis I. The original 30 feet (9.1 m) wooden cross was probably ...

  8. New France - Wikipedia

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    In 1534, Jacques Cartier planted a cross in the Gaspé Peninsula and claimed the land in the name of King Francis I. [33] It was the first province of New France. The first settlement of 400 people, Fort Charlesbourg-Royal (present-day Quebec City), was attempted in 1541 but lasted only two years. [34]

  9. 16th century in North American history - Wikipedia

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    Jacques Cartier made a series of voyages on behalf of the French crown in 1534 and explored the St. Lawrence River. 1539 In the futile search of gold , Hernando de Soto explored the inland from Florida to Arkansas , introducing swine to southern North America and effectively improving European knowledge about the geography, biology, and ...