Question:
What was Montreal's Name before it was Montreal?
80's_lover
2006-02-19 14:14:24 UTC
What was Montreal's Name before it was Montreal?
Four answers:
nicolasb7
2006-02-19 14:18:27 UTC
Ville-Marie
K3B3K01
2006-02-20 06:08:37 UTC
It used to be a native village called Hochelaga that was when Cartier discovered it!

But it was founded as Ville Marie by de Maisonneuve in 1642.
ANSWERMAN
2006-02-19 22:23:36 UTC
Ville marie was the name of the first european settlement. The Indan name prior to that was Holchelega
razcue_497azra
2006-02-19 22:16:05 UTC
Old Montreal. i guess?


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