▁Life ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁when ▁it ▁began ▁operating ▁in ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁( American ▁business ▁became ▁separate ▁from ▁Canadian ▁operations ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁became ▁The ▁Great - West ▁Life ▁& ▁An nu ity ▁In sur ance ▁Company ). ▁ ▁Great - West ▁Life ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 ; ▁Bro ck ▁led ▁the ▁company ▁alongside ▁W inn ip eg ▁mayor ▁Alexander ▁Mac don ald ▁who ▁was ▁its ▁first ▁president . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Urban ▁M yth s : Gre at - West ▁Life ▁( cb c ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁Ang lic ans ▁Category : High ▁School ▁of ▁Montreal ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pers ons ▁of ▁National ▁Historic ▁Sign ific ance ▁( Can ada ) ▁Category : Mc G ill ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Gu el ph <0x0A> </s> ▁San ct i ▁Sp ir itu ▁was ▁a ▁fort ification ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 7 ▁near ▁the ▁Par an á ▁River ▁by ▁the ▁expl orer ▁Sebastian ▁Cab ot . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁modern ▁Argentina ▁and ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Amer ind ians ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁An te ced ents ▁ ▁The ▁voyage ▁of ▁Juan ▁Dí az ▁de ▁Sol ís ▁expl ored ▁the ▁Río ▁de ▁la