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Category Archives: Explorer
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States It began near St. … Continue reading
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Québec
Québec was founded by the French explorer Champlain in the early 17th century. It is the only North American city to have preserved its ramparts, together with the numerous bastions, gates and defensive works which still surround Old Québec. French … Continue reading
Posted in 17th century, colony, Explorer, French, New France, Province, Quebec, Quebec City
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Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés (B) 1485, Medellín, Spain (D) 1547, Castilleja de la Cuesta, Spain Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of … Continue reading
Posted in 16th century, Aztec, colonization, conquer, conquistador, emperor, Empire, Expedition, exploration, Explorer, History, Mexico, Spain, Spanish, troops, World Cultures
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Thomas Aubert
Thomas Aubert Thomas Aubert, originating in Rouen, France was a sailor, navigator of Dieppe and one of the first French explorers of the New World. In 1508, probably in the company of Giovanni da Verrazano for the coast of … Continue reading
Posted in 15th century, Aboriginal, Alphabet, Canada, colonization, Discoveries, Explorer, France, Gulf, hieroglyphic, indigenous, Latin, maritime, navigator, New World, Newfoundland, Provinces, Quebec, region, regions, sailor, settlers, territories, World Cultures, writing
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Daniel Greysolon
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur d’Lhut (B) 1639, Saint-Germain-Laval, France a few miles northwest of Paris. (D) February 25, 1710, Montreal Quebec, Canada (NEW FRANCE) He was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known to have visited the … Continue reading
Posted in chateau, European, Explorer, fort, France, Frontenac, governor, Montréal, Montreal, New France, Quebec, Quebec City, soldier, World Cultures
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Louis Joliet
Louis Joliet 1645 Beaupré, a French settlement near Quebec City. When he was seven years old, his father died; his mother then married a successful merchant. Jolliet’s stepfather owned land on the Ile d’Orleans, an island in the Saint Lawrence … Continue reading
The name “Québec”
The name “Québec”, which comes from the Algonquin word kébec meaning “where the river narrows”, originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. In 1627, Quebec had only eighty-five French … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, colonies, Colonists, colony, Country, Diplomat, explorations, Explorer, founding, French, name, New France, North American, Province, Quebec, Quebec City, settlement, territories, voyage, World Cultures
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Parfait-Louis Monteil
Parfait-Louis Monteil 1855, Paris, France Died 1925, age 70 Herblay, France He was a French colonial military officer and explorer who made an epic journey in West Africa between 1890 and 1892, traveling east from Senegal to Lake Chad, and … Continue reading
Posted in African Republic,, awards, boundary, cartographical, coastal, colonies, continent, Expedition, Explorer, France, French, Military, officer, Paris, Politics, territories, West Africa, World Cultures
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The name “Canada”
The name “Canada” likely comes from the Huron-Iroquois word “kanata,” meaning “village” or “settlement.” In 1535, two Aboriginal youths told French explorer Jacques Cartier about the route to kanata; they were actually referring to the village of Stadacona, the site … Continue reading
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SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN
SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN 1570-1635 age 65 Born around 1570 in Brouage France, an important seaport and center of the salt industry near La Rochelle on the Atlantic coast of France, Samuel de Champlain served more than any other Frenchman … Continue reading
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