Historedia
Person

Jacques Cartier

Events
3
Episodes
6
Years
1534–1541

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jacques Cartier, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Jacques Cartier's First Voyage to the Gulf of St. Lawrence

    1534

    Role: French maritime explorer and leader of the expedition

    1. April 20, 1534 · Saint-MaloDeparture from Saint-Malo

      Cartier set sail from Saint-Malo on April 20, 1534, under royal commission to find a western passage to the East Indies.

    2. September 1534 · FranceReturn to France

      Cartier returned to France in September 1534, believing he had reached an Asian land.

  2. Jacques Cartier's Second Voyage

    1535

    Role: French maritime explorer and leader of the expedition

    1. 2 October 1535 · Hochelaga (Montreal Island)Arrival at Hochelaga

      Cartier reaches Hochelaga, the future site of Montreal, using his smallest ship.

  3. Jacques Cartier Departs for Third Voyage

    1540–1541

    Role: French maritime explorer and captain general

    1. October 17, 1540 · FranceRoyal Order for Colonization

      King Francis orders Cartier to return to Canada in 1540 to lead a colonization project.

    2. January 15, 1541 · FranceRoberval Supplants Cartier

      Roberval is named lieutenant general of French Canada, supplanting Cartier in January 1541.

    3. May 23, 1541 · Saint-Malo, BrittanyDeparture for Third Voyage

      Cartier leaves Saint-Malo with five ships to begin his third voyage to Canada in May 1541.

Sources

  1. Jacques Cartier Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02