Jacques Cartier
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About
French explorer of Breton descent who claimed Canada for France and was the first European to venture inland in America.
Before Fame
He married a member of a prestigious French family in 1520 to improve his social status.
Trivia
He was the first European to depict and chart the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the coasts of the Saint Lawrence River.
Family Life
He married Mary Catherine des Granches.
Associated With
He, unlike Christopher Columbus, traveled inland after arriving in North America.
