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René-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.
The name comes from the Spanish adaptation of the French vache or cow, given to the area by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle for the sightings of Plains Bison, which were once common near the bay and the creeks that feed it. It is believed La Salle established his Fort St. Louis colony near the bay on Garcitas Creek. [1]
A statue of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (sometimes called Robert Cavelier de LaSalle Monument) is installed in Chicago's Lincoln Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The work by Count Jacques de la Laing was completed in 1889 and relocated in 1990.
Libert believes that timber was the bowsprit of Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle's ship, although scientists who joined the 2013 expedition say the slab more likely was an abandoned fishing ...
It is planted, appropriately, right next to the monument for another French explorer, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. How a crucial map of Texas was lost The Spanish controlled Louisiana ...
La Salle's Expedition to Louisiana in 1684, painted in 1844 by Jean Antoine Théodore de Gudin. La Belle is on the left, Le Joly is in the middle, and L'Aimable is grounded on the right. On July 24, 1684, La Salle left La Rochelle with four ships: the 36-gun man-of-war Le Joly , the 300-ton storeship L'Aimable , the barque La Belle , and the ...
The first reported UFO sighting was in 1913. [2] Concept. One alternative version. ... René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, the ship's builder, ...
The stories depict a trapped Potawatomi trading party in about 1700; the sinking of Le Griffon, the boat belonging to explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, in 1679; a postman’s ...