La Salle named the Mississippi River valley Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV.
Louis xlv of France
Louis xlv of France
He traveled down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the entire Mississippi River Valley for King Louis XVI.He named this region Louisiana in honor of the French King.
King Louis XIV (14)
Yes, he claimed it in the name of Louis the fourteenth, who was king of France at the time, and that is why the region was titled as Louisiana.
The Mississippi River Valley
La Salle
1682
Robert La Salle
Robert La Salle was the person who explored the entire Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. He was sent to explore this region of North America by King Louis XIV. In 1682, La Salle named the Mississippi Basin Louisiana and claimed it for his country France.
Rober Cavalier de la Salle