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    Montreal. /  45.50889°N 73.55417°W  / 45.50889; -73.55417. Montreal ( CA: / ˌmʌntriˈɔːl / ⓘ MUN-tree-AWL; French: Montréal [mɔ̃ʁeal] ⓘ) is the second most populous city in Canada, the tenth most populous city in North America, and the most populous city in the province of Quebec.

  2. History of Montreal. Depiction of the Bonsecours Market and Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel in Montreal, 1853. Montreal was established in 1642 in what is now the province of Quebec, Canada. At the time of European contact the area was inhabited by the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, a discrete and distinct group of Iroquoian -speaking indigenous people.

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  4. Montreal - French Colony, Canada's Largest City, Cultural Hub: The site of Montreal was called Hochelaga by the Huron people when the French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier visited it in 1535–36 on his second voyage to the New World. More than 1,000 Native Americans (some sources say as many as 3,500) welcomed him on the slope of the mountain that he named Mont Royal (Mont Réal ...

  5. Montreal ( / ˌmʌntriˈɔːl /, spelled Montréal in French) is a city in the country of Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec and the second-largest city in Canada. It is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world after Paris . Montreal is built on an island sitting in the Saint Lawrence River.

  6. www.wikiwand.com › en › MontrealMontreal - Wikiwand

    Montreal ( CA: / ˌmʌntriˈɔːl / ⓘ MUN-tree-AWL; French: Montréal [ mɔ̃ʁeal] ⓘ) is the second most populous city in Canada, the tenth most populous city in North America, and the most populous city in the province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill ...

  7. The French colonists were the first to arrive, followed by the English, the Scottish and the Irish. Later, myriad peoples from around the world settled the lush swaths stretching up to Mount Royal. Today, 120 distinct ethnic communities are represented in its population of more than 3.6 million, making Montréal a veritable mosaic of cultures ...

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