Sieur de la Salle (1643-1687)
French explorer. He made an epic voyage through North America, exploring the Mississippi River down to its mouth, and in 1682 founded Louisiana. When he returned with colonists, he failed to find the river mouth again, and was eventually murdered by his mutinous men.
Robert Chevalier de, 1643, 1687 (ermordet), frz. Nordamerika-Forscher; befuhr 1682 den Mississippi bis zur Mündung, nannte das Land zu beiden Seiten des Stromes Louisiana u. nahm es für Frankreich in Besitz.
1. City in Illinois (USA); zip code 61301.
2. City in Minnesota (USA).
3. Town in Colorado (USA); zip code 80645.