Source: Photograph by WTL© on site in Québec City (2004).
Comments: We begin this second half of the virtual tour of Québec by studying a bilingual sign at the entrance to the Parc-Montmorency (i.e., Montmorency-Laval). This park is situated at the extreme eastern end of the "upper city" (la haute ville). In 1617 the apothecary Louis Hébert (1575-1627) arrived from France. He was the first farmer and the first seigneur (lord) in Canada. This park was the center of his property assigned him the Québec's governor, Samuel de Champlain. Note that Canada has two official national languages, French and English. Québec is the most Francophone and Francophile province and city in Canada, where French is the first native language of 95% of the resididents.
Humanities Questions: (A) What do you think about bilingualism in general and as it relates to Canada? (B) In what ways does bilingualism contribute to a humanities understanding of Latin America?
Visual Tour: Continue the tour by clicking on the right arrow below.