The Quebec Flag History | Visit Québec City - Visiter Québec
Although lis is the French word for “lily,” the flower is actually in the iris family—it’s called yellow flag in English. Such “lilies” were on the crosses Jacques Cartier planted in Gaspé Bay in 1534 and Stadacona (Québec City) in 1536 to claim the land for Francis I. Roman Catholic tradition has also associated the fleur-de-lis ...
Jacques Cartier | Biography, Route, Voyages, Accomplishments,
Jacques Cartier, French mariner whose explorations of Canada’s coast and the St. Lawrence River laid the basis for French claims to North America. His failure to proceed farther, his treacherous dealings with the Iroquois, and his leaving Jean-Francois de La Rocque de Roberval in a lurch detract from his stature.
Quebec - Canada.ca
Flag. The Quebec flag was adopted by Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council in 1948 and confirmed by the province's legislature in 1950. The flag's proportions are three by length and two by width. The flag of Quebec is often called the “ Fleurdelisé ”. The white cross on a blue field recalls an ancient French military banner, and the ...
Jacques Cartier - Wikipedia
The Banque Jacques-Cartier existed, and printed banknotes, between 1861 and 1899 in Lower Canada, then Quebec. It was folded into the Banque provinciale du Canada, and later still the National Bank of Canada .
Le drapeau « Jacques Cartier » | andrewcusack.com
Dec 4, 2011 · T o be filed under ‘Flags I Never Knew Existed’: the Québécois heraldist Maurice Brodeur designed a flag commemorating the French explorer Jacques Cartier, founder of Quebec and Canada. The banner was designed to hang as an ex-voto in the Memorial Basilica of Christ the King in Gaspé , conceived in the 1920’s as an offering of thanks ...
Standard of Gaspésie, Quebec, Canada - CRW Flags
Mar 2, 2024 · The white cross recall the [French royal] flags hoisted by the explorers Jacques Cartier and Samuel of Champlain, the whit cross on blue recalling that Gaspésie is part of Québec. The red fimbriation represents the energy available on the shores of Gaspésie.
Symbols of Identity - Ville de Québec
The three official symbols of Québec City—its logotype, flag, and coat of arms—feature related elements including a vessel with billowing sails, a crenellation, a motto, and specific colors. Each of these elements carries its respective meaning, which come together in …
Quebec’s Flag, the Fleurdelisé - ameriquefrancaise.org
Only on February 2, 1948, was the official design of the national flag of Quebec, with upright fleurs-de-lis, made final. The floral motif chosen was the Renaissance fleur-de-lis, in use during the reign of François I of France (1515-1547), when …
Quebec City, Quebec (Canada) - CRW Flags
Feb 12, 2022 · The flag of the City of Québec has a dark blue field with a notched white border edged in dark blue. In its centre is a stylized three-masted square-rigged 17th-century ship all in golden yellow; pennants fly from all masts, it flies six sails, and details include the bowsprit, rudder, and steering post.
Jacques Cartier - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Aug 29, 2013 · Jacques Cartier, navigator (born between 7 June and 23 December 1491 in Saint-Malo, France; died 1 September 1557 in Saint-Malo, France). From 1534 to 1542, Cartier led three maritime expeditions to the interior of the Gulf of the St. Lawrence River.