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The French colonization of Texas began with the landing of colonists led by Robert de La Salle near Matagorda Bay.
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French colonization of Texas
French colony near present-day Inez, Texas (1685–1689)
The French colonization of Texas started in 1685 when Robert Cavelier de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but inaccurate maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 400 miles (640 km) to the west, off the coast of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
French explorer of North America (1643–1687)
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River. He is best known for an early 1682 expedition in which he canoed the lower…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Matagorda Bay
Bay on the Texas coast, United States of America
Matagorda Bay is a large Gulf of Mexico bay on the Texas coast, lying in Calhoun and Matagorda counties and located approximately 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Corpus Christi, 143 miles (230 km) east-southeast of San Antonio, 108 miles (174 km) south-southwest of Houston, and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)