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  2. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. 1680s in Canada - Wikipedia

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    1682: Robert Cavelier, sieur de la Salle reaches the mouth of the Mississippi River and claims the entire Mississippi Valley for France, naming the area Louisiana. [1] [2] [3] 1682: William Penn's treaty with the Delaware begins a period of friendly relations between the Quakers and Indians. [4] [5] [6]

  4. Category:1670s in Canada - Wikipedia

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    René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle This page was last edited on 25 May 2023, at 15:46 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...

  5. French colonization of Texas - Wikipedia

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    René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was killed in Texas while trying to reach New France. Four of the men deserted when they reached the Neches River. La Salle and one of his nephews became very ill, forcing the group to halt for two months. While the men recovered, the group ran low on food and gunpowder. [32]

  6. 1680s - Wikipedia

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    April 7 – René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, exploring rivers in America, reaches the mouth of the Mississippi River. April 9 – At the mouth of the Mississippi River, near modern Venice, Louisiana, Robert de La Salle buries an engraved plate and a cross, claiming the territory as La Louisiane for France.

  7. Ganondagan State Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    In 1678, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and Father Louis Hennepin traveled to Ganondagan, which Hennepin called Tagorondies. Hennepin remarked on the presence of Jesuits Julien Garnier and Pierre Raffeix, and a "little Chapel made of Barks of Trees". [19]

  8. A Texan honors her French ancestor who died while mapping the ...

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    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 ...

  9. Category:1670s in New France - Wikipedia

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    1670 in New France (1 C) 1671 in New France (1 C) 1672 in New France (2 C) ... René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle This page was last ...