What is Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac?
'''Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac''' was born on March 5, 1658 and died on October 16, 1730. He was a [[France|French]] [[explorer]] and [[adventurer]] in [[New France]], now an area of [[North America]] stretching from Eastern [[Canada]] in the north to [[Louisiana]] in the south. In 1701, he founded [[Detroit]], which he helped develop until 1710. Between 1710 and 1716 he was the governor of [[Louisiana]], although he did not arrive in that territory until 1713.<ref>Brasseaux, 2000</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cadillac, Antoine De La Mothe, Sieur De}} [[Category:1658 births]] [[Category:1730 deaths]] [[Category:French explorers]]