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Encyclopedia > Hochelaga (village)

Hochelaga was a St. Lawrence Iroquoian fortified village near present-day Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its first European contact was by a French expedition led by Jacques Cartier in 1535, who named a nearby mountain Mont Realis. The village still existed when Cartier revisited the region a few years later. Hochelaga is: A 16th century village on the Island of Montreal; see Hochelega (village) A neighbourhood of Montreal; see Hochelaga-Maisonneuve A federal electoral district within Montreal; see Hochelaga (electoral district) A movie about Montreal biker gangs; see Hochelaga (movie) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated... Territory occupied by the St. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - Total 365. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jacques Cartier (disambiguation). ... pie is nice Year 1535 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ...


It disappeared prior to the arrival of Samuel de Champlain in the early 17th century. Champlain and his companions eventually began settling there, founding Ville-Marie in 1642. This became the present-day city of Montreal. Statue symbolizing Samuel de Champlain in Ottawa. ... Ville-Marie is: a town in Quebec: see Ville-Marie, Quebec the original name for the colony that would later become Montreal, Quebec a borough of Montreal; see Ville-Marie (Montreal). ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ...


Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is now a neighbourhood of Montreal. Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a district of Montreal, Quebec, situated on the eastern half of the island, generally to the south and south-west of the citys Olympic Stadium. ...


See also

Territory occupied by the St. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ...

References

  • Cartier, Jacques. (1545). Relation originale de Jacques Cartier. Paris: Tross (1863 version, in French).
  • Newton, Mark. (2007). "Where was Hochelaga?", Canadian Geographic. Volume 114, numéro 6. Pages 63-68.
  • Pendergast, James F. (1998). "The Confusing Identities Attributed to Stadacona and Hochelaga", Revue d'études canadiennes. Volume 32. Pages 149-167.
  • Pendergast, James F. et Bruce G. Trigger. (1972). Cartier's Hochelaga and the Dawson Site. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press. ISBN 0773500700

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- HISTORY OF HOCHELAGA - BEAVER LAKE - (961 words)
Coming to Hochelaga, the village is amidst cultivated fields and surrounded by a mountain.
Cartier thus describes Hochelaga surroundings: the village is enclosed in a mountain and is surrrounded by agricultural fields.
The village is surrounded by the hills of a nearby mountain.
Business People Vermont article: YWCA's Camp Hochelaga (2058 words)
Though Jorschick didn't attend Hochelaga as a camper, her stint as counselor in the mid '80s served her well in careers in education and marketing.
In 1999, one-quarter of Hochelaga campers attended on scholarship, courtesy of $30,000 primarily from New Jersey's Turrell Foundation.
Happily, the YWCA renewed its commitment to Hochelaga, undertook a capital campaign spearheaded by alumnae, and reopened camp in 1992.
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