Pierre Du Gua

LC name authority rec. n2001038337

LC Heading: Du Gua, Pierre, sieur de Mons, approximately 1560-1628

Protestant French trader and explorer born in Royan, Charente-Maritime, Pierre Dugua de Mons played, as the founder of Acadia, a determinant role in the establishment of New France, financing the establishments of Sainte Croix, Port Royal, and later Quebec from 1604 to 1611.....Mons died at the Chateau d’Ardenne at Fléac sur Seugne in Charente-Maritime on February 22, 1628. Various commemorative sites honor Mons in the United States, France, and Canada. Additional spellings of his name include Du Gua, Du Guast, du Gas, de Mons, and de Monts.(Waters, Maureen. 2005. "Mons, Pierre Dugua De (1560-1628)". In France and The Americas: Culture, Politics, and History, edited by Cristina Johnston and Bill Marshall. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. Accessed June 22, 2015. www.credorefernce.com)