415. Cavelier de La Salle

In 1682, the Mississippi River was explored by French adventurer and fur trader René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River. He is best known for an early 1682 expedition in which he canoed the lower Mississippi River from the mouth of the Illinois River to the Gulf of Mexico; there, on April 9, 1682, he claimed the Mississippi River basin for France after giving it the name La Louisiane, in honor of Saint Louis and Louis XIV. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/hHdrrI8Kyt4 which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Mississippi River books available at https://amzn.to/4feWoDM   LaSalle book available at https://amzn.to/4li1mmY ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet\'s HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark\'s TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark\'s books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Librivox: Historical Tales: Vol 2—American II by Charles Morris (Chapter 7, La Salle the Explorer of the Mississippi) read by Kalynda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.