How Ottawa was Chosen to be Canada’s Capital

When Ottawa was elected the capital of Canada on December 31, 1857, it first started with a request from the Federal Father to Queen Victoria, and from her officials in Canada and the UK, a request for a new capital. In addition to having a new capital it is also necessary to have a government site to avoid attacks by Americans, so choose Ottawa as the capital. Today, many Canadians benefit from this decision. Many cities of Canadian provinces, Kingston, Montreal, Toronto (originally known as York and the American Army burned in the war of 1812) played a role as Canadian state capital.

Ottawa remains an image of Canada's spectacular anglo and French heritage from forested areas and valleys in southern Ontario. Queen Victoria was chosen as the capital of the mid-19th century, half of Ottawa-Gatineau's urban settlement; the two cities are separated by the Rideau Canal registered in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mother tongue of Canada! Most visitors will marvel at Capitol Hill's magnificent neoclassicalism and medieval revival architecture. This is Canada's answer to Washington Mall and there are world class institutions such as the Civilization Museum and the Greenhouse of the National Museum of Canada.

The capital city is Ottawa, the fourth largest city in Canada. It is approximately 250 miles northeast of Toronto (400 km), 125 miles west of Montreal (200 km), the first and second cities of Canada for population and economics, culture and education, respectively. The third largest city is Vancouver, the trade center of the Pacific Rim countries and the main West gate to the Canada Inland Development Center. Other metropolitan areas include Calgary, Alberta and Edmonton, Quebec City Quebec, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

All these brief introductions: I grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. My parents moved from Colombia to Canada in the 1970s and chose to settle in the capital of a clean, safe and quiet country. I grew up with two sisters in a wonderful Centretown (like Ottawa, in my 20s). I grew up with eight cousins ​​in Ottawa, and we are so close that we are almost all brothers and sisters. As we get older, nature is more intriguing and we are scattered. Some people went to the UK, America, some went to British Columbia west, and some went to Toronto. My cousins ​​always admire that courage and courage start from new places, so I always admire them.