Jacques Cartier
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Jacques Cartier was a French explorer from Brittany who made multiple voyages across the Atlantic Ocean to North America during the 16th century. His expeditions are historically significant because they mapped parts of what is now Canada, particularly the St. Lawrence River, and helped establish France's early claims to North American territory.
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- Born
- 1491-12-31
- Died
- 1557-09-24
- Works
- 20
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- フランスとアメリカ大陸
- Voyage de Jacques Cartier
- Voyage de Jacques Cartier Au Canada En 1534
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Jacques Cartier (Breton: Jakez Karter; 31 December 1491 – 1 September 1557) was a French maritime explorer from Brittany. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "Canada" after the Iroquoian names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island).
Jacques Cartier, author of now-lost maps and accounts of his voyages, was the first European to describe and name this region and its inhabitants—at a time when the Spanish had already settled in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America, and were beginning their conquest of Peru.