Texas expedition (1684–1687)

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical expedition
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:La_Salle_expedition_to_Texas
gptkbp:category History of Texas
French colonization of the Americas
gptkbp:conflict Spanish colonial interests
gptkbp:endDate 1687
gptkbp:goal establish French colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River
gptkbp:hasShipwreck gptkb:La_Belle
gptkb:L'Aimable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Texas expedition (1684–1687)
gptkbp:landedAt gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:René-Robert_Cavelier,_Sieur_de_La_Salle
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gulf_Coast_of_Texas
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:France
gptkbp:resultedIn death of La Salle
establishment of Fort Saint Louis
failure to find Mississippi River
gptkbp:significance first French attempt to colonize Texas
gptkbp:startDate 1684
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:René-Robert_Cavelier,_Sieur_de_La_Salle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7