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  • NAME: René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
  • OCCUPATION: Explorer
  • BIRTH DATE: November 21, 1643
  • DEATH DATE: March 19, 1687
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Rouen, Normandy, France
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Texas
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René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle was a French explorer best known for leading an expedition down the Mississippi river, claiming the region for France.

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René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle was a French explorer best known for leading an expedition down the Illinois and Mississippi river, claiming the region watered by the Mississippi and its tributaries for France, naming it Louisiana after King Louis XIV. La Salle's 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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