Episode 3 of 3
Departure for Third Voyage
- When
- May 23, 1541
- Where
- Saint-Malo, Brittany
Cartier leaves Saint-Malo with five ships to begin his third voyage to Canada in May 1541.
On May 23, 1541, Jacques Cartier departed from Saint-Malo, the port on the north-east coast of Brittany. He led a fleet of five ships on this third voyage, which was intended to support a colonization project in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence region.
Sources
- Jacques Cartier Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
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