Cartier, Jacques

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• Cartier jacques — Jacques Cartier Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jacques Cartier (homonymie) et Cartier …   Wikipédia en Français

• Cartier,Jacques — Cartier, Jacques. 1491 1557. French explorer who navigated the St. Lawrence River (1535) and laid claim to the region for France. * * * …   Universalium

• Cartier, Jacques — (1491 1557)    In 1534, sailing out of St. Malo, made his first voyage to the New World, entering the Gulf of St. Lawrence by way of the Straits of Belle Isle, landing on the Gaspé shore, and coasting around the eastern end of Anticosti. Returned …   The makers of Canada

• Cartier, Jacques — born 1491, Saint Malo, Brittany, France died Sept. 1, 1557, near Saint Malo French sailor and explorer. He was commissioned by Francis I to explore North America in the hope of discovering gold, spices, and a passage to Asia. Cartier s… …   Universalium

• Cartier, Jacques — (1491 ca. 1557)    navigator    Born in saint Malo, Jacques Cartier, while seeking a northwest passage to Asia through the New World, reached Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, which had already been discovered by John and Sebastian Cabot… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

• Cartier, Jacques — ► (1491 1557) Navegante francés. Tomó posesión de Terranova y Nueva Francia (Canadá) en 1536. * * * (1491, Saint Malo, Bretaña, Francia–1 sep. 1557, cerca de Saint Malo). Marino y explorador francés. Fue comisionado por Francisco I para explorar… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) — Jacques Cartier Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jacques Cartier (homonymie) et Cartier …   Wikipédia en Français

• Jacques Cartier — Retrato de Jacques Cartier (obra de 1844 de Théophile Hamel (1817 70), según un retrato de 1839 (hoy desaparecido) de François Riss (1804 86). Se ignora su verdadero rostro.) …   Wikipedia Español

• Jacques Cartier —     Jacques Cartier     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jacques Cartier     The discoverer of Canada, b. at Saint Malo, Brittany, in 1491; d. 1 September, 1557. Little is known of his youth, but it is probable that he followed some of his countryment… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Cartier SA — is a French jeweller and watch manufacturer that is a subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA. The corporation carries the name of the Cartier family of jewelers whose control ended in 1964 and who were known for numerous pieces including …   Wikipedia