Louis Juchereau de St. Denis

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French-Canadian soldier and explorer active in Louisiana (New France) and Spanish Texas (1676-1744)

France Historical FiguresLived 1676 to 1744 · aged 67

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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.

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St. Denis Street in the historic district of Natchitoches

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Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis

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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.

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France