explorer
Louis Juchereau de St. Denis.
French-Canadian soldier and explorer active in Louisiana (New France) and Spanish Texas (1676-1744)
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About Louis Juchereau de St. Denis
Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis was a French Canadian soldier and explorer best known for his exploration and development of the Louisiana and Spanish Texas regions. He commanded a small garrison at Fort de la Boulaye on the lower Mississippi River, built in 1700, and founded Fort St Jean Baptiste de Natchitoches in northern La Louisiane, as they called the French colony.
Everything about Louis Juchereau de St. Denis →- Occupation
- explorer, military officer
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- September 17, 1676
- Died
- June 11, 1744