René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur De La Salle
1643-1687
French explorer who was the first European to follow the Mississippi south to the Gulf of Mexico. La Salle left France for New France (Canada) in...
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La Salle, René-Robert Cavelier De
November 22, 1643
Rouen, France
March 19, 1687
Navosta, Texas
French explorer
Portrait: Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle. Reproduced by permission of T...
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René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
Born 1643, Rouen, France Died March 19, 1687, Navosta, Texas
René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle was born into a well-tod-o family in Rouen, the capital o...
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René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687), was a French explorer and colonizer, best known for his discovery of the Mississippi Delta. His career is a remarkable tale of wanderings in...
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René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur De La Salle
La Salle, René-Robert Cavelier De
René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
La Salle, Sieur de