Jesuit missions in North America
Jesuit missions in North America were attempted in the late 16th century, established early in the 17th century, faltered at the beginning of the 18th, disappeared during the suppression of the Society of Jesus around 1763, and returned around 1830 after the restoration of the Society. The missions were established as part of the colonial drive of France and Spain during the period, the "saving of souls" being an accompaniment of the constitution of Nouvelle-France and early New Spain. The efforts of the Jesuits in North America were paralleled by their China missions on the other side of the world, and in South America. They left written documentation of their efforts, in the form of The Jesuit Relations.
Habitation at Port Royal circa 1612.
Le Grand Voyage du Pays des Hurons, Gabriel Sagard, 1632.
Mission San Xavier del Bac, est. 1692 in the Sonoran Desert, Viceroyalty of New Spain.
The mission of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons.
New France was the territory colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris.
Champlain's Habitation c. 1608
One group of King's Daughters arrives at Quebec, 1667
Jean Talon, count of Orsainville, first intendant of New France
Company of New France building in present-day Quebec City