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Apr 7, 2020 · On April 7, 1682, French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle reached the mouth of the Mississippi river at the end of his great expedition, claiming the region watered by the Mississippi and its tributaries for France, and naming it Louisiana after King Louis XIV.
Memorial Plaque to de La Salle in Rouen. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de La Salle (November 21, 1643 – March 19, 1687) was a French explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico. La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France.
Jul 22, 2009 · René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, established a French settlement on the Texas coast in summer 1685, the result of faulty geography that caused him to believe the Mississippi River emptied into the Gulf of Mexico in the Texas coastal bend.
Jun 30, 2023 · In 1682, French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle journeyed down the Mississippi River in search of a water route to the Gulf of Mexico. Stopping in present-day Arkansas County at the current site of Arkansas Post National Memorial, La Salle erected a cross to designate the region “Louisiana” in honor of Louis XIV, king of France.
René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, francoski trgovec in raziskovalec, * 22. november 1643, Rouen, Normandija, Francija, † 19. marec 1687, blizu današnjega mesta Huntsville, Teksas, ZDA. Kot naseljenec v Novi Franciji (la Nouvelle-France) je leta 1682 plul navzdol po rekah Ohio in Misisipiju do Mehiškega zaliva .
René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was born in Rouen, France, in November, 1643. Of a wealthy family, he received an excellent education, especially in mathematics. As a youth he probably had some connection with the Jesuits, but he early left their order.
Isang inukit na larawan ni René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle noong ika-19 dantaon. Si René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle o Robert de La Salle (22 Nobyembre 1643 – 19 Marso 1687) ay isang eksplorador na Pranses at pinakakilalang mangangalakal ng mga mabalahibong telang mula sa balat ng mga hayop sa kasaysayan ng Hilagang Amerika.
