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apr 20, 1534 - Jacques Cartier first voyage

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On April 20, 1534, Jacques Cartier set sail from St. Malo in Brittany with 2 ships and 61 men. He had been commissioned by King François of France to search for a passage to Cathay (the Orient), either around or through the New World.

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apr 20, 1534
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~ 492 years ago