Habitation_de_Québec

Habitation de Québec

Habitation de Québec

French colonial settlement


Habitation de Québec was an ensemble of buildings interconnected by Samuel de Champlain when he founded Québec during 1608. The site is located in what is now Vieux-Québec. It was located near the site of the abandoned First Nations village of Stadacona that Jacques Cartier had visited during 1535. It served as a fort and as dwellings for the new colony in New France.[1]

Commemoration stamp, 1908

Abitation de Quebec, 1608, established by Samuel de Champlain

References

  1. "Samuel de Champlain and the Founding of Quebec". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

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