{"slug": "samuel-de-champlain", "label": "Samuel de Champlain", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_Champlain", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68529", "qid": "Q68529", "description": "16/17th-century French explorer of North America", "entries": 13, "years": 8, "span": [1603, 1633], "span_label": ["1603 CE", "1633 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 5}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "new-france", "label": "New France", "shared": 7}, {"slug": "quebec", "label": "Quebec", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "france", "label": "France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-france", "label": "Kingdom of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "canada", "label": "Canada", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "great-lakes", "label": "Great Lakes", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cardinal-richelieu", "label": "Cardinal Richelieu", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "quebec-city", "label": "Quebec City", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "new-york-state", "label": "New York (state)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "vermont", "label": "Vermont", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1603, "year_label": "1603 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 15", "text": "March 15 – French explorer Samuel de Champlain departs from the Channel port of Honfleur in the Calvados département in the Kingdom of France for his first voyage to the settlement of New France in what is now Canada.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366656830#January–March", "title": "1603", "revid": 1366656830, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1603, "year_label": "1603 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 29", "text": "May 29 – A tabagie feast is held in Tadoussac in the modern-day Canadian province of Quebec, as representatives of France", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366656830#April–June", "title": "1603", "revid": 1366656830, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1603, "year_label": "1603 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 20", "text": "September 20 – Samuel Champlain arrives back in France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366656830#July–September", "title": "1603", "revid": 1366656830, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1608, "year_label": "1608 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 3", "text": "July 3 – The settlement of Quebec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352783723#July–September", "title": "1608", "revid": 1352783723, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1609, "year_label": "1609 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 30", "text": "July 30 – At modern-day Crown Point, New York, Samuel de Champlain participates in a battle between the Huron and Iroquois, shooting and killing two Iroquois chiefs; this helps set the tone for French–Iroquois relations for the next 100 years.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365588617#July–September", "title": "1609", "revid": 1365588617, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1609, "year_label": "1609 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 4", "text": "July 4 – French explorer Samuel de Champlain and his entourage of 60 men in 24 canoes become the first Europeans to enter Lake Champlain, located between the modern-day U.S. states of Vermont and New York.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365588617#July–September", "title": "1609", "revid": 1365588617, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1613, "year_label": "1613 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 29", "text": "March 29 – Explorer Samuel de Champlain becomes the first unofficial Governor of New France in Canada.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366649732#January–March", "title": "1613", "revid": 1366649732, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1613, "year_label": "1613 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "May 27", "text": "May 27 – After getting an official proclamation that he is the French Governor of New France, explorer Samuel de Champlain begins exploration of the area westward from Quebec, traveling along the Ottawa River.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366649732#April–June", "title": "1613", "revid": 1366649732, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1616, "year_label": "1616 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 15", "text": "January 15 – After overwintering with the Huron Indians, Samuel de Champlain and Recollect Father Joseph Le Caron visit the Petun and Ottawa Indians of the Great Lakes. This is Champlain's last trip in North America before returning to France. Having secured Canada, he helps create French America, New France, or L'Acadie.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366307823#January–February", "title": "1616", "revid": 1366307823, "section": "Events › January–February"}}, {"year": 1626, "year_label": "1626 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "Samuel de Champlain decides to build Cap tourmente (Kap toor-mont) Farm to raise livestock to provide food for settlers in Quebec, rather than depending on supplies sent from France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367580131#Date_unknown", "title": "1626", "revid": 1367580131, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1629, "year_label": "1629 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 19", "text": "July 19 – Anglo-French War (1627–1629): New France's Samuel de Champlain surrenders the city of Quebec to an English force led by David Kirke.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365103352#July–September", "title": "1629", "revid": 1365103352, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1633, "year_label": "1633 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 1", "text": "March 1 – Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France, on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369169348#January–March", "title": "1633", "revid": 1369169348, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1633, "year_label": "1633 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 22", "text": "May 22 – Samuel de Champlain, founder of the French colony of New France, returns to Quebec after being gone for four years, commissioned as Lieutenant General of the troops of New France, but not as governor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369169348#April–June", "title": "1633", "revid": 1369169348, "section": "Events › April–June"}}]}