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René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (/ ləˈsæl /; November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687), was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River.
Lasalle (French pronunciation:; Occitan: La Sala) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The historian and epigrapher William Seston (1900–1980) was born in Lassale.
Visit Lasalle: highlights and tourist information. To Visit Attractions Book hotels, car hire, flights. Lasalle is situated in the Gard department and Occitanie region. Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Lasalle in Occitanie.
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (b. 22 November 1643; d. 19 March 1687), French explorer. A native of Rouen, France, La Salle was educated by the Jesuits but left the order and went to Canada in 1666 to enter the fur trade.
Rene-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, French explorer who claimed the basin of the Mississippi River and its tributaries for Louis XIV of France, naming the region ‘Louisiana.’ In 1687, while on an expedition seeking the mouth of the Mississippi River, he was murdered by his men.
Aug 2, 2023 · René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was a French explorer best known for leading an expedition down the Mississippi River, claiming the region for France.
Village of the heart of the Cevennes, on the Silk Road, Lasalle takes place in the Gard, about sixty kilometers from Nimes and its arena. It is located on the banks of the Salindrenque, in the Val d'Emeraude. Lasalle was born in the 11th century with the creation of a monastery by Benedictine monks.
