The word "Canada" first appeared in 1535 in this French explorer's journal
[DOC] [TLE] Jacques Cartier - Wikipedia [PAR] Jacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now 
Canada for ... Cartier's first two encounters with aboriginal peoples in Canada on 
the north side ... after the French word for China, La Chine: the Lachine Rapids 
and the town of ....