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4 days ago · November 22, 1643–March 19, 1687. Born in 1643, French explorer René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, abandoned training as a priest for the summons of economic opportunity in North America. La Salle settled near Montreal in 1666 and engaged in the fur trade.
5 days ago · How to say René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in English? Pronunciation of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle with 5 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning and more for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle.
1 day ago · Peoria is the oldest European settlement in Illinois, as explorers first ventured up the Illinois River from the Mississippi. The lands that eventually would become Peoria were first settled by Europeans in 1680, when French explorers René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and Henri de Tonti constructed Fort Crevecoeur.
6 days ago · René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, construyó la primera estructura fortificada, llamada Fort Conti, en 1678. En 1687, el gobernador de Nueva Francia, el marqués de Denonville, lo sustituyó por un nuevo fuerte. Lo llamó Fort Denonville y puso cien hombres de guarnición bajo el mando del capitán Pierre de Troyes, Chevalier de Troyes.
3 days ago · This state was named after Louis XIV of France when the territory was claimed by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1682. It comes from the French word "La Louisiane," meaning "Land of ...
3 days ago · Damián Massanet. In 1683, Franciscan priest Damián Massanet left Barcelona to serve as a missionary in the New World. He lived the rest of his life in Mexico, and died in obscurity, but holds an important place in the history of Spanish settlement in Texas. Massanet spent several years building missions in Mexico.
5 days ago · 1687: Exploratorul francez René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, este asasinat în timpul unei expediții în apropiere de Golful Matagorda din Texas. 1821: Poetul romantic german Clemens Brentano moare la vârsta de 64 de ani.
