87.8k views
4 votes
Who was the first French explorer to reach the mouth of the Mississippi River?

User Bluemarble
by
7.2k points

1 Answer

4 votes
It was René-Robert Cavelier who was the first French explorer to reach the mouth of the Mississippi River he was sent on this expedition by King Louis XIV and started all the way in Canada. 
User Drdrdr
by
7.7k points