Early Explorers
Published on Nov 19, 2015
Brief history of the explorers responsible for shaping the history of Missouri.
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Early Explorers
Understanding Missouri History
Christopher Columbus
Spanish Explorer
Columbus
- Was Italian but sailed for Spain
- Discovered Americas
- Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Hernando de Soto
Spanish Explorer
Hernando de Soto
- Was looking for silver & gold for Spain
- Discovered the mouth of the Mississippi
Marquette & Joliet
French Explorers
Marquette & Joliet
- Father Jacques Marquette a french missionary
- Louis Joliet a french fur trader
- Goal was to convert Natives to Christianity
- Establish fur trading routes
- Made it to Missouri River where they turned around
Robert de la Salle
French Explorer
de la Salle
- Traveled down the Mississippi River to Gulf of Mexico
- Claimed land on both sides of river for France
- Named after King Louis the XIV (14th)
- Established a trade route for France
Etienne de Bourgmont
French Explorer
Etienne de Bourgmont
- Established trade with Native Americans for France
- Explored the Missouri River
Pierre Laclede & Auguste Chouteau
French Explorers
Laclede & Chouteau
- Established relations with Native Americans
- Began trading and establishing permanent route
- 1st trading post where Mississippi & Missouri River joined
