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Born in Royan, Saintonge, Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, was an important but little-known figure in the French epic in America. Appointed lieutenant general of New France in 1603, he was charged by Henry IV to found a permanent settlement in North America in exchange for the exclusive privilege of the fur trade. After two unsuccessful attempts in Acadia in 1604 and 1605, he turned to the St. Lawrence Valley. In 1608, he gave Samuel de Champlain a mandate to found Quebec and provided all the power and material and financial support needed to succeed in this business. On 3 July 1608, Champlain arrived in Quebec with twenty-seven companions and erected his house. Pierre Dugua de Mons thus played a leading role in founding the first permanent French settlement in North America.
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