In fine I am rather inclined to believe that this is the land God gave to Cain.
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Birth: | 31st December, 1491 |
Death: | 1st September, 1557 |
Nationality: | French |
Profession: | Explorer, Navigator |
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Jacques Cartier was born in St. Malo, Brittany, France. He was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona and at Hochelaga.
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