Precolonial period and New France
Before 1759
As a meeting place near the St. Lawrence River, the promontory of Quebec attracted numerous visitors and travellers. After the founding of Québec in 1608, the land was progressively settled by the residents. This was also the period in which it gained its name, Plains of Abraham.
Abraham Martin dit l’Écossais—the Scot
Biography of the Abraham behind the Plains
Abraham Martin, one of the first French colonists of New France, gave his name to the Plains of Abraham. Read on for a short history of his life.
