Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Cross of Gaspé is a granite cross installed in 1934 in the town of Gaspé, Quebec. It was commissioned by the government of Canada to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of French explorers in Canada. The original Cross of Gaspé was originally erected on July 24, 1534 overlooking the bay of Gaspé, by the team of Jacques Cartier on his first trip exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Planting the cross symbolized the ownership of the territory on behalf of the King of France, François Ier. This wooden cross of thirty feet was probably planted on the edge of the basin north of the York River."@en }
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- Cross_of_Gaspé abstract "The Cross of Gaspé is a granite cross installed in 1934 in the town of Gaspé, Quebec. It was commissioned by the government of Canada to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of French explorers in Canada. The original Cross of Gaspé was originally erected on July 24, 1534 overlooking the bay of Gaspé, by the team of Jacques Cartier on his first trip exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Planting the cross symbolized the ownership of the territory on behalf of the King of France, François Ier. This wooden cross of thirty feet was probably planted on the edge of the basin north of the York River.".
- Q14914989 abstract "The Cross of Gaspé is a granite cross installed in 1934 in the town of Gaspé, Quebec. It was commissioned by the government of Canada to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of French explorers in Canada. The original Cross of Gaspé was originally erected on July 24, 1534 overlooking the bay of Gaspé, by the team of Jacques Cartier on his first trip exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Planting the cross symbolized the ownership of the territory on behalf of the King of France, François Ier. This wooden cross of thirty feet was probably planted on the edge of the basin north of the York River.".