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Robert de la Salle

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Robert de la Salle

November 21, 1643 to March 19 1687
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Personal Backround

  • French Nobleman
  • Home Country: France
  • Died in Texas
  • Murdered at age 45
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Sponsor

  • Country Sponsor: France
  • He had 200 settlers
  • Funds Donater: King Louis XIV
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Reasons for Exploration

  • Wanted a French trading post 
  • Wanted to be wealthy
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Dates of Exploration

  • Beginning: 1666
  • Ended: 1688
  • Got murdered in 1687
  • Settlers kept contiuing for a year
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Route of Exploration

Traveled to the Mississippi River and the Atlantic Ocean

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Route of Exploration Continued
He traveled from Illinois to Missouri to Kansas to Louisiana then to New Mexico

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Impact

Discovered the Mississippi River, Texas, and Louisiana
He is known for claiming the Mississippi River in 1662

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