René-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle

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.

Personal facts

René-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle
Birth dateNovember 21, 1643
Birth place
Normandy , Rouen , France
Nationality
France
Date of deathMarch 19, 1686
Place of death
Texas , Huntsville Texas
Known for
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico

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External resources

  1. http://texashistory.unt.edu
  2. http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-14384
  3. http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5828
  4. http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-6103
  5. http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-6104
  6. http://texashistory.unt.edu/widgets/pager.php?object_id=meta-pth-5828&recno=92&path=meta-pth-5828.tkl
  7. http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=109
  8. http://www.carf.info/kingstonpast/fortfrontenac.php