No, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle did not stop at the Mississippi River before going to the Gulf of Mexico. Instead, he traveled down the Mississippi River to reach the Gulf. In 1682, La Salle and his expedition successfully navigated the river, claiming the entire Mississippi River basin for France, which he named Louisiana.
Robert La Salle
Robert La Salle
He is important for claiming the Mississippi river and the Gulf of Mexico.
La Salle was the first man to navigate the Mississippi River all the way through the gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
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The mouth of the Mississippi is the Gulf of Mexico.
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
The Mississippi river starts in northern Minnesota, at lake Itasca. Then it flows south and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. (It is debated if the Mississippi runs into the Missouri river or if the Missouri runs into the Mississippi river.)
The Mississippi River starts in Minnesota and eventually drains into the Gulf of Mexico.
It flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi River flows into the gulf of Mexico (from the us)