Montreal: 380 years old
Montreal was founded as Ville-Marie, a European-style settlement, on May 17, 1642 somewhere near what we now call Place Royale, with, inevitably, the celebration of a Mass. Happy 380th birthday.
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Matt G 11:15 on 2022-05-17 Permalink
Wow, this page was last updated April 2000. It’s um beautiful in its own way.
qatzelok 11:51 on 2022-05-17 Permalink
“By 1685, Ville-Marie was home to some 600 colonists….”
And an approximately equal number of First Nations.
https://documents.recitus.qc.ca/2e-cycle/dossier/fondation-montreal
Kate 12:09 on 2022-05-17 Permalink
Where do you get that information from that page, qatzelok?
And even if true, I wonder how many of those Indigenous people were on site voluntarily.
EmilyG 12:32 on 2022-05-17 Permalink
I thought 375 was supposed to be the anniversary that Montreal was supposed to celebrate, heh.
qatzelok 20:27 on 2022-05-17 Permalink
@Kate:
Document 6 : Français et Autochtones à Ville-Marie