Historical records matching René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
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About René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
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- Location info: Normandie, France (birth,marriage)
- Pionnier de la Nouvelle-France. Arrive au Québec en 1667. Expédition aux Grands Lacs. Explorateur du Mississippi. Pris possession des vastes territoire de la Louisiane au nom de la France et assigne ce nomme en l'honneur de Louis XIV.
- Reçoit la concession de la seigneurie Côte-Saint-Sulpice en 1667, où Cavelier de La Salle a fondé Lachine.
- Postes Canada a émis un timbre en l'honneur de La Salle en 1966.
More Note
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle was an explorer best known for leading an expedition down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, claiming the region watered by the Mississippi and its tributaries for France, and naming it Louisiana after King Louis XIV. His last expedition was to invade and conquer part of the Spanish province of Mexico, which failed and cost La Salle his life.
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René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle's Timeline
1643 |
November 21, 1643
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Rouen, Normandie, France
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1687 |
March 19, 1687
Age 43
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Huntsville, Walker, TX, United States
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