Roberval, Jean-François de la Rocque, lord de
- Roberval, Jean-François de la Rocque, lord de
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died 1560/61, Paris
French colonizer in Canada.
He was a member of the court of
Francis I. Appointed lieutenant general of the North American territory discovered earlier by Jacques Cartier, he was sent to colonize the region. In 1542 he reached Cartier's former headquarters at Cap Rouge, near present-day Quebec. Cartier was to have served as his guide, but he had left in 1541. The settlement was short-lived, breaking up in 1543 after a harsh winter. Mineral wealth that Roberval brought back turned out to be fool's gold and mica.
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