translate English to French: In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish explorers were among the first to visit the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and Labrador and later Canada’s west coast in the 18th century.
Aux XVe et XVIe siècles, des explorateurs espagnols ont été parmi les premiers à visiter les Grands Bancs de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador et plus tard, soit au XVIIIe siècle, la côte Ouest du Canada.