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The history of Quebec City extends back thousands of years, with its first inhabitants being the First Nations peoples of the region. The arrival of French explorers in the 16th century eventually led to the establishment of Quebec City , in present-day Quebec , Canada.
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Quebec City (/ k w ɪ ˈ b ɛ k / ⓘ or / k ə ˈ b ɛ k /; French:...
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Plaque honouring the first settlers of Quebec City. Quebec...
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16th century. 1535 - Jacques Cartier arrived and later winters in the village of Stadacona. 17th century. 1608 – L'Habitation ( Quebec City) was founded by Samuel de Champlain, near the ruins of Stadacona. 1615 – The first missionaries, the Recollets, arrived in the city. 1629-32 – the city briefly passed into possession of the English.
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Quebec was formally founded by Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) on July 3, 1608 at the site of a long-abandoned Saint Lawrence Iroquoian settlement called Stadacona.
Founded in the 17th century, Québec City bears eloquent testimony to important stages in the European settlement of the Americas: it was the capital of New France and, after 1760, of the new British colony. The Historic District of Old Québec is an urban area of about 135 hectares.
Quebec (French: Québec ⓘ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population.Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between its most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City.
