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In 1984, Opération Nez rouge was founded in Quebec City. It has been imitated in many European countries. In April 2001, Quebec City played host to the Summit of the Americas where the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) was discussed. This conference was expected to be filled with confrontations between the police and anti-globalization ...
The fort was at the mouth of the Rivière du Cap Rouge, in the suburban former town of Cap-Rouge (which merged into Quebec City in 2002). Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer and diplomat, on 3 July 1608, [25] [26] and at the site of a long abandoned St. Lawrence Iroquoian settlement called Stadacona.
1663 – Quebec became the capital city of New France, the population of Quebec and its surrounding farm lands had reached 1,950 people. 1663 – Petit Séminaire of Quebec founded. 1687-1723 – Notre-Dame-des-Victoires constructed.
Plaque honouring the first settlers of Quebec City. Quebec City was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Some other towns were founded before, like Tadoussac in 1604 which still exists today, but Quebec was the first to be meant as a permanent settlement and not a simple trading post. Over time, it became a province of Canada and all of New ...
1608 - Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec City on July 3. [1] 1609 - Champlain and the native allies of the French defeat the Iroquois. [1] 1610s.
Quebec City's 400th anniversary, celebrated in 2008, commemorated the founding of Quebec City in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. [1] Quebec City is the oldest francophone city in North America . [ 2 ] Along with Acadia, the city represents the birthplace of French America.
1663 – Election of Jean-Baptiste Legardeur de Repentigny, the first mayor of Quebec City on October 17. [1] 1665 – Jean-Baptiste Colbert appoints Jean Talon as intendant of New France. 1665 – The new governor de Mézy dies of sickness in Quebec City. 1665 – Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle becomes governor of New France.
A map of the Quebec during an American siege of city in 1775. The site of the modern citadel (labelled Bastion of Cape Diamond) was only fortified by the ramparts of Quebec City at the time. During the American Revolutionary War , after seizing Montreal in the autumn of 1775, American rebels, led by General Richard Montgomery and Benedict ...