The legendary French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec early in the 17th century, and the ramparts, gates, and other fortifications that subsequently surrounded the city serve as a rock ...

Samuel de Champlain wasn't the first Frenchman to reach Québec, but he was the first to stick around. In 1535, explorer Jacques Cartier stopped at the site – it was then an aboriginal village ...

Ghislain Tremblay portrays explorer Samuel de Champlain in Canada: A People's History. Before he died, he made sure to send Samuel de Champlain to New France. The founding father of New France ...

Students in Joshua Rose’s class studied the contributions of explorers such as Samuel de Champlain, Hernando de Soto, Francisco Pizarro, and Amerigo Vespucci. Each group was assigned one ...