Monsieur de la Salle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:New_France
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Rouen,_France
gptkbp:born November 21, 1643
gptkbp:challenges supply shortages
hostile encounters
navigation difficulties
gptkbp:contributed_to geographical knowledge of North America
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:died March 19, 1687
gptkbp:established gptkb:Fort_Frontenac
gptkbp:first_flight 1666
1684
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Fort_Saint_Louis
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:René-Robert_Cavelier,_Sieur_de_La_Salle
gptkbp:historical_debate Louisiana for France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Monsieur de la Salle
gptkbp:influenced French colonial expansion
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Jesuit_missionaries
French explorers
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:historical_narratives
future explorers
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:the_Great_Lakes
gptkb:the_Mississippi_River
find a route to the Pacific Ocean
1670s
establish trade routes
expand French territory
gptkbp:is_known_for his ambitious expeditions
his contributions to French history
his role in the colonization of North America
gptkbp:known_for exploration of North America
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:La_Salle_University
gptkb:La_Salle_County
La Salle River
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_achievement first European to navigate the Mississippi River to its mouth
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:occurs_in gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:scenic_views in the late 17th century
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:King_Louis_XIV
gptkbp:was a controversial figure
a pioneer of exploration
a determined leader
a skilled navigator
murdered by his own men
a victim of mutiny
gptkbp:wrote journals of his expeditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:La_Boum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4