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Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542), French priest Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), and French explorer René-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) all explored the Mississippi River area.
The first was Hernando de Soto.The next one was more than 100 years later.
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∙ 9y agoThe first European to sail the whole length of the Mississippi River was French explorer Robert de LaSalle. He was sent by King Louis XIV in 1682, and traveled south from Canada, down the Mississippi River, to the Gulf of Mexico.
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∙ 14y agothe first European to sail the entire Mississippi was La Salle
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∙ 9y agoThe first European to navigate the length of the Mississippi River was Robert De La Salle. He sailed from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico on the river in 1682.
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What explorer was the first European to sail the length of the Mississippi River?
La salle
What did Robert de la Salle do in 1682?
He was the first European to sail the Mississippi River.
Who was the first European to sail the grate lakes?
Jean Nicollet was the first European who travel through the Great Lakes area. he was a French explorer who visited the Lake Michigan that possibly reached the Mississippi River.
What country did Robert la salle sailed for?
Robert La Salle explored the Mississippi River in North America. He was the first European to sail down Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. France
What was the first European settlement in Mississippi?
natchez
What European country was the first to sail eastward by sea?
Portugal was the first country to sail eastward. Vasco da Gama was the first to sail around Africa and discover India
Who was the first European to sail around NZ?
Captain Cook
Who was the first European to sail to India?
Vasco da Gama
What is Hernando de Soto famous for?
He lead the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States, and was the first European documented to have crossed the Mississippi River.
Who was the first European explorer to sail all the way around Africa?
MAGELLEN
Who was the first European to sail around the cape of hope in 1488?
Bartolomeu Dias
How did the lateen sail help European explorers?
how did the lateen sail help the european explorers
