De Soto
Hernando de Soto was the first person to lead an expedition to the Mississippi river.
La Salle
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In 1682. the French explorer La Salle (René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle) continued the expeditions of Marquette and Joliet, when he and Henri di Tonti reached the mouth of the Mississippi at the Gulf of Mexico, claiming the Mississippi Valley for France as La Louisiane (Louisiana).He died in 1687 in Texas, where he had established a colony after failing to locate the Mississippi delta in the sprawling Gulf of Mexico.
The Frenchman who explored the lower Mississippi River valley was René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. In the late 17th century, La Salle undertook an expedition that led him to claim the entire Mississippi River basin for France, naming it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV. His exploration was significant in establishing French territorial claims in North America.
Harold N. Fisk has written: 'Geological investigation of the alluvial valley of the lower Mississippi River'
The explorers were from France, from the French settlements around the Great Lakes in Canada (Quebec).The most prominent were Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, who in 1673 travelled down the Mississippi as far as Arkansas. The Spanish had been exploring the southern part of the river since Hernando De Soto crossed it in 1541.It was in 1682 that French explorer LaSalle ( René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle) claimed the Mississippi Valley, La Louisiane, for France.
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