Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1632)

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In the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1632) , named after the place of signature, the Castle of Saint-Germain-en-Laye , the return of New France ( Québec ) from England to France was agreed on March 29, 1632 . Father Paul Le Jeune stated that the colony was in poor condition . Has also returned Acadia to which the British had invaded 1,622th They called the area " Nova Scotia ".

The English had appropriated the area around Québec between 1629 and 1632 . On July 19, 1629, an English fleet under the adventurer David Kirke had succeeded in conquering the city of Québec. Commander Samuel de Champlain had been forced to sign the surrender and then taken to London.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Contract text on CEFAN.ca (French)
  2. ↑ David Hackett Fischer: Champlain's Dream . Simon and Schuster, New York 2008, ISBN 978-1-4165-9332-4 .