June 18th, 2023
“Pierre Dugua de Mons (or Du Gua de Monts), colonizer, explorer, trader (born c. 1558 in Royan, France; died 22 February 1628 near Fléac-sur-Seugne, France). Pierre Dugua de Mons oversaw the founding of Port Royal, in Acadia (present-day Annapolis Royal), and Quebec City, Quebec. These two places were the first successful French settlements in North America.”ccessful French settlements in North America.”
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pierre-du-gua-de-monts
See more about early Acadian settlements here.
