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On 14 July 1534, Jacques Cartier of Saint-Malo brought two ships into Gaspé Bay for shelter and remained there for eleven days. During that stay he met and established friendly relations with a large fishing party of St. Lawrence Iroquois from Stadacona, today Québec City. On 24 July he erected a cross bearing the arms of François I on the shore of Gaspé Harbour, establishing a basis for French claims to this part of America. The next day he sailed for France, taking with him the two sons of Chief Donnacona to serve as guides on his second voyage to Canada.
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