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Jacques Cartier (c.1491–1557), a navigator from Saint-Malo, led three expeditions (1534, 1535–36, 1541–42) for King Francis I that explored and mapped the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River, visiting Iroquoian villages Stadacona and Hochelaga (near present-day Quebec City and Montreal). He claimed the region for France, helped popularize the name "Canada" (from kanata), brought some Indigenous people to France, and—though his voyages paved the way for later French colonization—his settlement attempts failed and his interactions with Indigenous peoples included coercion and harm.

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Jacques Cartier (c.1491–1557) of Saint‑Malo led three expeditions for Francis I (1534–1542) that mapped the Gulf and St. Lawrence River and visited Stadacona and Hochelaga (near today’s Quebec City and Montreal). He claimed the region for France, popularized the name "Canada" (from kanata), brought some Indigenous people to France, and—though his voyages opened the way to French colonization—his settlement attempts failed and his interactions included coercion and harm.