Jacques de La Salle

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:New_France
Native_American_tribes
gptkbp:birthDate 1643-11-22
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Saint-Denis,_France
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Henri_de_Tonti
gptkbp:deathDate 1687-04-19
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations to_the_Spanish_colonies
gptkbp:education Jesuit_college_in_Reims
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Louisiana_Territory
gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:Illinois_River
17th century
river navigation
establishing_a_French_colony
gptkbp:faced harsh weather conditions
supply shortages
difficult terrain
hostile_encounters_with_Native_Americans
gptkbp:finaleDate 1684
find_a_route_to_the_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:firstAscent 1682
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1666
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Fort_Saint_Louis
gptkbp:historicalImpact expansion_of_French_territory
gptkbp:historicalSignificance historical sites
numerous monuments
commemorated in various places
biographies written about him
schools named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jacques de La Salle
gptkbp:influenced in_North_America
in_the_Mississippi_River_basin
gptkbp:influencedBy Rene-Robert_Cavelier,_Sieur_de_La_Salle
gptkbp:knownFor exploration_of_North_America
gptkbp:legacy founding_of_Fort_Saint_Louis
gptkbp:meets murdered by his own men
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableEvent claiming_the_Mississippi_River_for_France
gptkbp:occupation explorer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Jean_de_La_Salle
gptkb:Marie_de_La_Salle
gptkbp:scenicViews La_Salle's_expedition_to_the_Mississippi
gptkbp:secondaryRole 1678
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:King_Louis_XIV
gptkbp:tourism crew of explorers