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Which of these explorers landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River? Hernando Cortés Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

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Robert Cavelier De La Salle

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In 1682 Robert intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Inaccurate maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 400 miles (640 km) to the west, off the coast of Texas.

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