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Canada. Died. c. 1539. France. Other names. Chief of Stadacona. Known for. First Nations chief being taken to France by Jacques Cartier. Chief Donnacona (died c. 1539 in France) was the chief of the St. Lawrence Iroquois village of Stadacona, located at the present site of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. [1]
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Jan 18, 2012 · Donnacona, St Lawrence Iroquoian leader (d in France probably in 1539), headman of the village of Stadacona [near Québec City] during Jacques Cartier's voyages of 1534-36, protested when Cartier raised his cross in Gaspé in July 1534.
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Apr 22, 2024 · Donnacona est une ville active et dynamique située entre fleuve et rivières dans la MRC de Portneuf, à 20 minutes de Québec. Découvrez ses services, ses activités, ses nouvelles et ses alertes municipales.
DONNACONA, chief of Stadacona until May 1536, taken into exile by Jacques Cartier along with two sons (Domagaya and Taignoagny); d. in France probably in 1539. In July 1534, in Gaspé Bay (“la baie d’Honguedo”), Jacques Cartier entered into relations with Indians who had come from Stadacona (Quebec) to fish. When Cartier erected a cross ...
Sep 14, 2009 · Donnacona (Qué) Donnacona, Qué, Town, pop 5564 (206c), 5479 (2001c), inc 1920. Donnacona is about 40 km west of QUÉBEC CITY where Rivière Jacques-Cartier flows into the St Lawrence River. History Donnacona had its beginning in 1700 with the building of a paper mill at a site along the river called Fond Jacques-Cartier. A second mill was ...
Recreation Centre. Coat of arms. Motto (s): Mets l'Épaule à la Roue. (Put the shoulder to the wheel) Location within Portneuf RCM. Donnacona. Location in central Quebec. Coordinates: 46°40′29″N 71°43′46″W.
Donnacona, leader of the Stadaconans, greeted Cartier and his crew with gaiety and merriment, but the cordial relationship soon soured. On 24 July Cartier erected a thirty-foot cross bearing the arms of France , raising Donnacona ’ s suspicions that his “ guests ” apparently had more in mind than trade and friendship.
