René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle - Wikipedia
WEBRené-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (/ l ə ˈ s æ l /; 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.
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBMar 20, 2024 · 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.
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle - Biography
WEBAug 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. Updated: Aug 2, 2023....
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WEBRené-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was born at Rouen, in Normandy, on the twenty-first of November, 1643. He belonged to a wealthy middle-class family. At the age of fifteen, he was enrolled in the Jesuit noviciate of Rouen, and he took his vows in 1660.
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WEBAug 3, 2020 · Published: 1952. Updated: August 3, 2020. René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. La Salle, René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de (1643–1687). René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, explorer, was born in St. Herbland parish, Rouen, France, …
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle summary | Britannica
WEBRené-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, (born Nov. 22, 1643, Rouen, France—died March 19, 1687, near Brazos River [now in Texas, U.S.]), French explorer. In 1666 he left France for North America and was granted land near Montreal. He explored the Ohio River region (1669) and then worked with the count de Frontenac to extend French influence.
La Salle Expedition - TSHA
WEBUpdated: November 22, 2020. La Salle Expedition. René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, sailed from Rochefort, France, on August 1, 1684, to seek the mouth of the Mississippi River by sea. This new voyage of four ships and more than 300 people at the start was a follow-up to La Salle's 1682 exploration of the Mississippi from the mouth of ...
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WEBJun 30, 2023 · René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643–1687) 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 …
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WEBviews 3,723,148 updated May 23 2018. La Salle, René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de (1643–87) French explorer of North America. In 1668, he sailed for Canada to make his fortune in the fur trade. He explored the Great Lakes area and was governor of Fort Frontenac on Lake Ontario (1675).
René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle | The Canadian Encyclopedia
WEBJan 7, 2008 · René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, would-be Jesuit, fur trader, explorer, intriguer, discoverer of the Mississippi delta (b at Rouen, France 21 Nov 1643; assassinated 19 Mar 1687 in Texas). In 1658 La Salle began his novitiate in the Society of Jesus.
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