The city of Quebec was once the site of an Iroquois village named Stadacona. When Jacques Cartier arrived in Stadacona in 1534 he was introduced to the village chief, Donnacona. The relationship between the French and the Iroquois was turbulent, though with some persuasion Donnacona allowed his two sons to travel to France with Cartier on condition that they returned the next year. Cartier made true on his promise, and returned in 1535, however relations continued to sour. For various political reasons, Cartier decided it would be best if Donnacona were removed, and therefore he persuaded Donnacona himself to come to France, again promising a return within a year. Donnacona went to France in 1536 along with his two sons and 7 other Iroquois. None of them would ever return. Donnacona seems to have died in 1539 or 1540, and may have been buried in Paris, in a grave under what is today rue Séguier, though sources of location (and cause of death) are spotty. Around the same time his two sons, as well as six other Iroquois, also passed away. Only one Iroquois survived: a little girl of around 10 years old. What became of her appears to be lost to history.
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