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Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
was officially adopted January 12, 1987.
The flag depicts a golden yellow ship on a deep blue field surrounded by a crenelated white design representing its unique city walls
Old Quebec
Old Quebec is a historic neighbourhood of Quebec City, the capital of the province of Quebec in Canada. Comprising the Upper Town and Lower Town , the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
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The ship is Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608....
's ship, the Don de Dieu
Don de Dieu (ship)
Explorer Samuel de Champlain arrived on the ship Don de Dieu, or "Gift of God" to found Quebec in 1608.-Founding of Quebec in 1608:Don de Dieu is one of three ships that set sail from France under Captain Henry Couillard in the spring of 1608 to Tadoussac, from where the men, bringing the...
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