de Callière, Louis-Hector National Historic Person
Montréal, Quebec
Portait
© Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, reference number P560, S2, P1660085
Address :
Grande-Paix-de-Montréal Place, Montréal, Quebec
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2001-04-27
Life Date:
1648 to 1703
Other Name(s):
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de Callière, Louis-Hector
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2000-30
Importance:
Demonstrated exceptional diplomatic abilities in the meetings between Europeans and First Nations which unfolded during 1699 and 1700
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal, Quebec
Kondiaronk, Grand Chief of the Wyandots of Michilimakinac, played a determining role in the negotiations of the Great Peace due to both his influence with the other First Nations chiefs and the respect that he had among the French. His speech of August 2, 1701 was a decisive factor in sealing the peace.
Louis-Hector de Callière, an able military strategist and governor of Montréal, distinguished himself in the defence of the city. In that office and later as governor general of New France, he displayed outstanding diplomatic skills in the negotiations with the First Nations which led to the signing of the treaty.