The region of Brittany, known as Armorica in Roman times, was inhabited by Gallic tribes who were mainly hunter-gatherers. Armorica was integrated to the Roman Republic in 51 BC.
It is no secret then that the famous Gaulish village by the sea, eternally holding out against the Roman conquest, is in coastal Brittany. He admitted to visiting Erquy as a child regularly with his brother, when his family sought refuge in a nearby village during the Second World War.
Many cite ancient history. Others point out Erquy's three prominent marine rock formations. The region was occupied by the Romans. This rocky point is also what is known as a "promontory fort" or fortified headland: nowadays, the mound and ditch fortifying the headland, excavated in the s, are still visible.
Update your browser to view this website correctly. Update my browser now. Skip to main content. Examples : Hotels , Hiking , Activity. They demanded that the Acadians take an oath of allegiance, prevented them from holding government positions, confiscated their possessions and denied them the right to vote.
They imposed state religion and prohibited priests from holding positions of leadership in schools. Despite these measures, the colony continued to grow. Between and , the Acadian population doubled every 15 years. This growth, however, would come to a screeching halt. In , the British authorities, in collusion with the governors of New England, plotted to deport the Acadians in order to seize their land and bring in Protestant settlers.
Under the pretext that they refused to take the oath of allegiance, thousands of Acadians were captured, their land and possessions were burned and their families were separated. Michel Bastarache further indicates that the deportation order was also illegal because it was carried out without the consent of the legislative authority. The majority fell victim to epidemics, the cold, hardship, malnutrition or shipwrecks.
Some of the captured Acadians were spared so they could restore the tide gates used to drain the farmlands given to the protestant settlers. Others were imprisoned while waiting to be deported to George Island in Halifax Harbour and left to battle the elements, whereas all the other prisoners were given food rations and shelter.
Starting in , some Acadians chose to return to the former Acadia.
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