Mathieu da Costa

Mathieu da Costa
Born
Azores Islands
Diedafter 1619
Occupation(s)Translator and Explorer
Known forFirst recorded black person in Canada, Exploration of New France, Bridge between the Aboriginal peoples in Canada and the European explorers through his translation

Mathieu da Costa (sometimes d'Acosta) (fl. 1589-1619) was an Afro-French member of the exploring party of Pierre Dugua, the Sieur de Monts, and Samuel de Champlain that travelled from France to the New World in the early 17th century. He was the first recorded free black person to arrive on the territory of today's Canada.


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