Dubuque << duh BYOOK >>, Julien (1762-1810), a French-Canadian adventurer, was the first white person to settle in Iowa. He began mining lead ore in 1788 along the Mississippi River near the present city of Dubuque. He called his claim “The Mines of Spain” and received a title to it from the region’s Spanish governor. He maintained good relations with the Indians who lived in the area. Dubuque was born in what is now the Canadian province of Quebec.
