He felt that la Salle's grand ambitions were at odds with France's colonial plans. Louis XIV wrote to the Governor at Quebec. "I am convinced as you are that the discovery of Sieur de la Salle is ...
April 9: French explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, and a small party arrive at the mouth of the Mississippi River. La Salle claims the region and names it Louisiana in honor of King ...
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