Title: La Salle and the discovery of the great West
Description: Robert Cavelier de La Salle is among the most legendary explorers of the New World, best known for claiming the Louisiana Territory for France in 1682. Only two years later, while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, he landed in east Texas.
Subjects: Discovery and exploration
Places: New France, Mississippi River
People: Robert Cavelier La Salle sieur de (1643-1687)