Thursday, March 19, 2009

Donnacona

Donnacona, the chief of Stadacona, a St. Lawrence Iroquoian village located at the present site of Quebec City, Canada, was invited in France with his companions and two sons by Cartier who promises to send he back.Donnacona was well treated in France.He whetted the French appetite for New World exploration with tales of a golden kingdom called "Saguenay",however,he soon took sick and died from European diseases.

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