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Robert de La Salle was a French explorer known for completing the first European exploration of the Mississippi River to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico in 1682. He claimed the Mississippi Valley region for France and named it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV. La Salle also founded the first European settlement in Illinois, Fort Crevecoeur.

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