The village of Hochelaga, visited by Jacques Cartier in 1535 (As portrayed in ... saying the river wasn't worth exploring. The French became convinced that Taignoagny "was a worthless fellow ...

Jacques Cartier, 1848. Artist ... On one occasion when Cartier and some of his men were exploring the coast in only one of their longboats they sighted a flotilla of more than forty canoes.