Donnacona | |
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 Meeting of Jacques Cartier and Donnacona. Postcard of butter sculpture tableau, Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908. | |
| Born | Canada |
| Died | c. 1539 |
| Other names | Chief of Stadacona |
| Known for | First Nations chief being taken to France by Jacques Cartier |
Chief Donnacona (died c. 1539 in France) was the chief of the St. Lawrence Iroquois village of Stadacona, located at the present site of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.[1] French explorer Jacques Cartier, concluding his second voyage to what is now Canada, kidnapped Donnacona along with nine other Iroquois captives, and brought them to France, where Donnacona died.[2] Later Cartier would make a third voyage to the same area.
- ^ "Donnacona". The Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ Trudel, Marcel (1979) [1966]. "Donnacona". In Brown, George Williams (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. I (1000–1700) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 8 October 2015.