Samuel de Champlain (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Arthur Doughty · 1913
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Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec and father of New France, was born at Brouage in Saintonge about 1570, or 1567 by another account, and died at Quebec on 25 December 1635. Son of the mariner Antoine Champlain and Marguerite Le Roy, he learned seamanship beside his father and briefly served a Catholic commander against the Huguenots. His entry in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia follows an explorer who wrote his own story.
Navigation, he wrote, ranked first among arts, since by it men learn new countries, bring home riches, overthrow pagan idolatry, and proclaim Christianity to the ends of the earth. Soldiering never suited him, and he turned to the sea and to Canada, founding Quebec and mapping the north-east. The entry traces his voyages, alliances with native peoples, and the colony he built with stubborn patience.
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| CREATOR | Arthur Doughty |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |