In 1682 he claimed the entire Mississippi Valley for France; 5 years later, his own men killed him in Texas
[DOC] [TLE] LA SALLE EXPEDITION | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas ... [PAR] With Spain and France at war, La Salle planned to establish a colony sixty 
leagues ... overtake him during his pause at Petit Gove (Haiti), and he 
proceeded into the ... the Indians, learning of La Salle's death and the disunity 
among the French, ... formed his own hypothesis during his exploration of the 
Mississippi in 1683,... [DOC] [TLE] SPANISH TEXAS | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State ... [PAR] Jun 15, 2010 ...