Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier 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 and at Hochelaga.

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Who was born first?

• Jacques Cartier and Giovanni da Verrazzano were born the same year
• Jacques Cartier was born 1 year after Antonio Pigafetta
• Jacques Cartier was born 1 year before Bernal Díaz del Brawl
• Jacques Cartier was born 1 year after Antonio de Mendoza
• Jacques Cartier was born 2 years after Jerónimo de Aguilar

Timeline

1. Jerónimo de Aguilar1489–1531
2. Antonio de Mendozacirca 1490 – July 21, 1552
3. Antonio Pigafetta1490s – 16th century
4. Giovanni da VerrazzanoJuly 20, 1491 – 1528
5. Jacques Cartier (this page)December 31, 1491 – September 24, 1557
6. Bernal Díaz del Brawlcirca 1492 – February 3, 1584

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