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Commemorating French Exploration In Wisconsin COMMEMORATING THE FRENCH EXPLORER rene robert CAVELIER SIEUR LA SALLE opportunityto remember Rená robert Cavelier, Sieur and set- tlement of the new world. http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/library/history/congress.htm
Extractions: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, April 6, 1982 Born In 1643, by the age of 31, La Salle had already become the most successful French fur trader in North America, having begun this career in Montreal and eventually monopolizing the fur trade in the Lake Ontario region. In May of 1678, King Louis XIV granted La Salle his consent to explore the Mississippi River to its mouth, along with the right to establish as many forts as he wished. During the ensuing voyages, La Salle set up many trading posts, built the first commercial sailing vessel on Lake Erie, and worked with the Seneca Indians who taught hlm how to make long overland Journeys. When La Salle and his expedition skirted the west shores of Lake Michigan, he stayed overnight in sites presently named Washington Island, Two Rivers, Sheboygan and South Milwaukeeall cities of present day Wisconsin. Being a Representative from the State of Wisconsin, I take added pleasure in making these remarks today. Four years after King Louis granted his authority, La Salle at last saw for the first time the river he had dreamed of for so longthe great Mis- sissippi. Tracing the Mississippi from its joining with the Illinois River to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico, La Salle thus compIeted the exploration of this mighty river which had begun with the expeditions of his countrymen Louis Jolliet and Father Marquette.
Texas - Reference Library 18 February 1685. renerobert Cavelier, Sieur de lasalle established Fort St. Bornin new Haven, Connecticut he was raised in Midland, Texas. http://www.campusprogram.com/reference/en/wikipedia/t/te/texas.html
Extractions: meters ISO 3166-2 US-TX Texas is a state of the United States of America The state name derives from a Caddo word meaning friends or allies , and was mistakenly applied to the people and their location by Spanish explorers. The state flower is the bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis); the state motto is "Friendship." The state nickname is The Lone Star State , after the single star on the state flag. The state tree is the pecan and the state bird is the mockingbird . The state dish is chili con carne . The state insect is the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).
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Extractions: World History ... Tablet PC Hernando de Soto led a group of Spanish explorers into the lower Mississippi River area in search of gold. Instead they found Indians including the tribes Atakapa, Caddo, Chitimacha, and Tunica. De Soto died in the Louisiana area. Spaniards made no further exploration of the area. Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle led 50 Frenchmen into the lower Mississippi River area. They came down the Mississippi River from the Great Lakes region. 9 April 1682 La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi Valley for France . He named the region Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV, king of France Louisiana became a French royal colony. Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville, founded a settlement at Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It became the capital of Louisiana. The capital moved to Fort Louis de la Mobile. Iberville was the governor of the colony. France gave exclusive trading rights to Antoine Crozat. This made the colony a proprietary colony instead of a royal colony. Louis Juchereau de St. Denis established the town of Natachitoches. It was the first permanent town in Louisiana.
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Extractions: meters ISO 3166-2 US-TX Texas is a state of the United States of America. It has the postal abbreviation TX The state name derives from a word in the Hasinai Caddoan language, tayshas , meaning friends or allies ; Spanish explorers mistakenly applied the word to the people and their location. The state flower is the bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis); the state motto is "Friendship." The state nickname is The Lone Star State , after the single star on the state flag. The state tree is the pecan and the state bird is the mockingbird . The official state song of Texas is Texas Our Texas Air Force Commemorative Air Force (formerly known as the Confederate Air Force ), based in
DEDICATION OF FRENCH MARKER AT VENICE PLAQUEMINES PARISH LOUISIANA of ground near Venice, rene robert CAVELIER, the spanish explorers into the new worldwere destroyed by country between 1542 and lasalle s exploration in 1682 http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/plaquemi/history/frenmakr.txt
Extractions: today."DEDICATION OF FRENCH MARKER AT VENICE PLAQUEMINES PARISH LOUISIANA Submitted by: Gladys Stovall Armstrong Typed by: Darnell Marie Brunner Beck Published by: "The Deep Delta" Written by: Rod Lincoln ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor ==================================================================== The following speech was presented by Rod LINCOLN on December 18, 1982, at the dedication of the French Marker at Venice, Louisiana, honoring the Tricentennial of LA SALLE claiming all of the lands drained by the Mississippi River for the King of France: "plaquemines parish has an important part in the history of the United States because on a plot of ground near Venice, Rene Robert CAVELIER, the Sieur de la Salle claimed ALL of the lands drained by the Mississippi in the name of the King of France. "From this plot of ground, our great state of Louisiana was named, and the first cross, the symbol of Christianity, was planted. "How ironic that LaSalle chose perhaps the newest land in the hemisphere in which to claim the oldest. He Chose a land most indians believed full of evil Spirits, to be the cradle of Christianity in this New World. "In order for us to fully appreciate the history of our parish and the relevance of LASALLE's explorations, it is important we set the stage for his discoveries. "plaquemines parish, or at least the geographical area now known as Plaquemines parish began approximately 1,000 years ago, when the Mississippi River "crevassed" of broke through its natural levee at what is now English Turn. Once the river broke through, it remained open, pouring its silt laden waters directly into the Gulf of Mexico. The river channel through St. Bernard parish quickly silted in and the entire Mississippi River was soon building our delta. "Archaeologists tell us that indians lived in the northeast portion of our parish along the old Mississippi channel as early as the time of Christ. The area around English Turn has supported four major indian cultures, each leaving distinct signs of their presence. As a matter of fact, though the plaquemines indian culture existed along the entire northern Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Alabama, the culture was originally identified here and derives its name from this parish. "These indians lived along the natural levees of the Mississippi and its stream ridges. They foraged, fished, and hunted for their food. They built temples, buriel mounds, and village sites often called mounds or middens. As late as the 1920's archaelogists recorded 26 distinct indian mounds or middens in plaquemines parish. Naturally, there were many more than this, that either sank into the marsh or were destroyed by the white men for the shells. "At the time of LASALLE's arrival, these indian middens extended to a point just south of present day Port Sulphur. Our local indians were quite docile and peaceful. "They believed that the area near the mouth of the river was full of evil spirits. "They had seen small islands rise up before their eyes and other islands sink. They had seen the fiery balls of marsh gas shooting across this land. They had felt the quaking earth of this building delta. "Though the area discouraged settlement, indians from distance places came to fish and hunt here. LASALLE and his expedition saw no indians on their journey below New Orleans, but they certainly saw signs of their presence. As a matter of fact, the Franciscan friar, Zenoba Membre, the principal recordkeeper on LASALLE's expedition recounts exploring South Pa.~s with a small band of men led by LASALLE's lieutenant TONTI. During their expedition, they came across a cache of dried meat presumably left by an indian fisherman. The hungry explorers enthusiastically began eating the dried meat until someone remarked that it was human flesh. "This was obviously not one of the local tribes, but perhaps a member of the canibalistic Attakapaw tribe, to the west. "LASALLE and his expedition were not the first to see the mouth of Mississippi, nor explore its lower reaches. "Perhaps as early as 1497 or 1498, Americus VESPUCCI saw the mouth of the Mississippi. He would not have seen the multi-passed delta configuration we see today - this was not yet formed. At the time of his expedition, the mouth would have been near Buras. Its muddy waters would have extended many miles into the Gulf to lead any explorer to its mouth. "VESPUCCI, who we named America after, explored the entire Gulf coast as well as portions of the Atlantic coasts of North and South America. "His explorations were published in WALDSEMUELLERS 1507 Admiral's Map. This map shows what appears to be a peninsula of land with the mouth of a great river just east of it. "Since the Mississippi Delta is the only peninsula of consequence in the Gulf, it seems likely that he, Americus VESPUCCI, did at least see the mouth of the Mississipp. Because of location and size, the great river was probably the mouth of Mobile Bay. "Between 1492 and 1502, dozens of explorations were made into the New World, primarily by the Spanish who concentrated their efforts on the Gulf of Mexico and the Carribean. "The spanish gove~nment kept the details of all of their explorations secret, to discourage explorers from other countries from coming into the Gulf. "To prevent infringement into their New World colonies, the Spanish regularly released poorly detailed maps, with inaccurate information, showing numerous non-existent spanish settlements at the site of indian camps. '1These maps confused would-be explorers from other countries. They gave the mistaken impression that the entire Gulf had been explored and heavily settled. The numerous gold loaded vessels travelling between Mexico and Spain gave the appearance of heavy Spanish colonization in the Gulf. This was not the case. "The Spanish heavily explored the Gulf of Mexico area for nearly 50 years, until the Hernando DESOTO expedition in 1542. As we all know, DESOTO led a large party of explorers from Florida throughout the southern states looking for gold. Near the confluence of the Arkansas River and the Mississippi be was killed by the indians and the remnants of his men fled down the Mississippi and then to Mexico. Gold was discovered in Mexico and spanish exploration was practically abandoned. All Spain's efforts were directed at getting the mexican gold. "It is unfortunate that most of the detailed records of the early spanish explorers into the new world were destroyed by fires and other calamities in Cuba and Spain. As a result, we may never know how much early spanish explorers really knew about our area. "There was virtually no activity in the southern part of this country between 1542 and LASALLE's exploration in 1682 "LASALLE was not only the first known explorer to travel the length of the Mississippi, but he was to renew european interest in the Gulf of Mexico. Even more importantly, LaSalle opened the door for the French settlement of our state. "To LASALLE, we owe a great debt, as do we owe to those explorers and settlers of France who followed him. How appropriate it is that we honor LASALLE with a plaque in his native language here
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Decades History Search ref 4471. 1670/1679, French explorer rene robert Cavelier (lasalle), Sieurde La Salle, explored the Great Lakes region of the new world. ref 4475. http://www.decades.com/ByDecade/1670-1679/1.htm
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Extractions: Home Map Tool Themes Ship in a stormy sea. Image courtesy of the Texas Historical Commission. Inside the cofferdam, THC archeologists excavate the hull of the Belle as if on dry land. Photo courtesy of the Texas Historical Commission. Hull of the Belle after full exposure. Photo courtesy of the Texas Historical Commission. On a cold winter day in 1686, the Belle , flagship of the French explorer La Salle, foundered in Matagorda Bay, the victim of a run of bad luck and a blue norther. The Belle Spates of ill fate continued in succession as La Salle's attempts by land to find the Mississippi failed, and then the Aimable , the largest ship carrying most of the would-be colony's supplies, sunk in Matagorda Bay. To provide a temporary sanctuary and protection from the local Karankawa Indians, who did not take kindly to the French intrusion into their home turf, a small fort was established on the banks of Garcitas Creek above the head of Lavaca Bay. The expedition was further weakened by the departure of the naval vessel, Joly , and its collection of discontented colonists, soldiers, and crew. Meanwhile, La Salle kept widening the search, leaving a small detachment at Fort Saint Louis and a few crewmen on the last remaining ship, the
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Extractions: Figure 1. The riches of the East were well known to the Greeks. Alexander the Great had persued his conquests into India. When Alexander died, his generals soon divided his empire. Egypt was one of the richest prizes and Egypt was tus governed by Greek pharoes, the best known being Cleopatra. Alexandria in Egypt would become the center of geography and science, until Ceasar burned the great library. Hippalus, a Greek-Egyptian explorer, was active in the 1st century BC . Building on the carography available at the time, Hippalus discovered a new route to India. Instead of hugging the Arabian, Hippalus sailed accross the Arablian Sea directly to India. It was a shorter route and avoided the depredations of pirates and loical lords along the coast and could take advantage of the seasonal winds. Greek merchants are believed to have also crossed the Bay of Bengal to reach Southeast Asia. Whether any actuall reached China is unknown. The geographic knowledge acquired by the Greeks was compiled in the 1st century AD . by the great astronomer of AlexandriaPtolemy . The Romans were not great sea explorers. There was some coastal Atlantic trade along the Atlantic coast, but there were not major exporatioins beyound the known Roman world. The Roman navy was primarily active in the Mediterranean and the geography there was well known. They did of course launch a cross-Channel invasion of Britain.
Explorer's Shipwreck Discovered The ship, one of three that rene robert Cavalier, Sieur Divers explored 15 of thetargeted sites and found French planned to use in colonizing the new world. http://www.chron.com/cgi-bin/auth/story.mpl/content/chronicle/metropolitan/98/03
Extractions: PORT O'CONNOR More than 300 years after the supply ship of French explorer La Salle ran aground near Cavallo Pass and 30 years since a local shrimper snagged an iron cannon in his net divers and archaeologists announced Monday that the Amiable has been found. The ship, one of three that Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle, sailed to North America in hopes of setting up a French colony, broke up on a reef in 1685 after La Salle and about 300 soldiers, explorers and colonists overshot the mouth of the Mississippi River and entered Matagorda Bay on Texas' Gulf Coast. "It's fitting that we make this announcement on Texas' Independence Day because we have a gift for Texas: The Amiable has been found," said Austin attorney Wayne Gronquist, a member of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, which located the vessel Feb. 23 and retrieved an encrusted flintlock musket and pistol used to identify the ship as the Amiable. The third ship, the Joly, returned to France.
EXPANDING NEW FRANCE The Lavergnes Move South To New Orleans And with a fellow resident named rene robert Cavelier, Sieur to an agonizing death resultedin lasalle s murder at the Spanish and British in the new world than a http://www.garylavergne.com/opelousas.htm
Extractions: EXPANDING NEW FRANCE: The Lavergnes Move South to New Orleans and West to Opelousas From Lives of Quiet Desperation by Gary M. Lavergne Shortly after the French founded Quebec in 1608, their explorers and fur traders pushed westward along the Great Lakes area. The chief activity of the French was the fur trade conducted by the coureurs de bois or the "runners of the woods." The Governor of New France, Louis de Buade Frontenac (1620-1698), showed a preference for fur trading activities over the establishment of farming communities. The expansion of New France was thus merely an attempt to expand the scope of the lucrative fur trade and to extend French dominance in the New World. It was Pierre Esprit Radisson who first heard of a great river which ran southward toward the Gulf of Mexico; within the next few years the French had explored the upper portions of that "great river." As a resident of Quebec City, Louis Lavergne would most likely have been familiar with a fellow resident named Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. La Salle arrived in New France in 1667, right about the same time as Louis Lavergne. In 1673 Governor Frontenac sent La Salle to France to report to French Finance Minister Colbert on the status of New France. (See "Quebec City: The Emergence of Louis Lavergne"). He returned to Canada two years later (1675) with a grant of nobility only to return to France (1677) with a request of the King for ships and settlers for the lower Mississippi River Valley. In order to make his case before the King, La Salle told of rich mines and the prospect of mass conversions of Indians to Christianityboth shear fabrications. By 14 July 1678, La Salle left France and reached Quebec two months later.
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Extractions: They came in search of a new empire. Along their journey they confronted pirates, shipwrecks, betrayal and massacre. And their story, the story of the first French settlers in Texas, arrives in Victoria at the Museum of the Coastal Bend. The museum opens Oct. 11 and is located on The Victoria College campus. The purpose of the museum is to showcase the local history and heritage of the Coastal Bend. Museum director Annette Musgrave said this addition would give the public an opportunity to experience the beginnings of Texas history. The museum also is one of seven participating in the La Salle Odyssey Project. Each museum in the project presents one part in the journey of French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. The purpose of LaSalle's expedition to the New World was to find the Mississippi River. He took a wrong turn and arrived at Matagorda Bay. Recent discoveries by archeologists have determined La Salle established Fort St. Louis in Victoria County around 1685.
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Extractions: The beginning of this cycle roughly coincides with the English colonization of the Atlantic Coast of North America. Prior to this time there were already Spanish settlements in Florida; the French had colonized in South Carolina and Champlain was contemplating his colony on the St. Lawrence river; De Soto had discovered the Mississippi River and Sir Francis Drake as well as the Spanish had explored the Pacific Coast; and, of course, the Spanish had a large presence in the Caribbean and Southern North America. The products of the new world were already being sampled in Europe as tobacco was introduced by slave traders in England as early as 1565; sugar cane and its by-product, Demon Rum, were being produced in the Caribbean; and fish and furs were being harvested from the Northern continent. By the end of the cycle, a dozen hardy colonies were functioning as a valuable component of the British colonial empire.
