lasalle

• Nome próprio referente ao explorador francês que reivindicou a região da Louisiana para a França no século XVII.

A proper noun referring to a French explorer who claimed the Louisiana Territory for France in the 17th century.

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   René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, a French explorer who explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River, claiming the entire Mississippi River basin for France.

   Explorador francês

   • La Salle led an expedition down the Mississippi River in 1682.
   • He named the territory Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV.
   • La Salle's explorations greatly expanded French claims in North America.