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Exploring Canadian Roots

Jacques Cartier at St. Malo With the exception of the Vikings, (more on that subject in a later post), Jacques Cartier captained the first European ship to explore Canada.


He was born in the beautiful walled town of St.Malo.


Cartier met the king Francois I at Mont St. Michel and was given a commission to explore and find a route to the Orient.




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