Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658–1730)
Autor/a de The western country in the 17th century; the memoirs of Lamothe Cadillac and Pierre Liette
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Antoine Laumet, dit de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac (1658-1730), French explorer of New France
Crèdit de la imatge: © 2004 Matthew Trump, Detroit, Mich.
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- Nom oficial
- La Mothe, Antoine de, sieur de Cadillac
Laumet, Antoine - Altres noms
- La Mothe, Antoine Laumet de, sieur de Cadillac
- Data de naixement
- 1658
- Data de defunció
- 1730
- Nota de desambiguació
- Antoine Laumet, dit de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac (1658-1730), French explorer of New France
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Cadillac was one of the brilliant fighting and trading officials Governor Frontenac brought in during the desparate war of 1690-97 against the British colonies. In 1701, he founded Detroit, which more recently became the foremost industrial city of the world, although it is now in decline.
Pierre Liette wrote his Memoirs after 40 years serving as either a trader or officer, chiefly among the Illinois, and the Miami at Chicago, until his death in 1729. His first-hand description of the native inhabitants at the close of the 17th century is one of the best we have.… (més)