Quebec City & Les Filles Du Roi
- misskleber

- Jul 25, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 31

The mural commemorates the 350th anniversary of the arrival of the "Filles du Roy" (King's Daughters) in New France, specifically in 1663.
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