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Sieur la Salle's full name was Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. He was a French explorer and is most remembered for his expedition down the Mississippi River, where he claimed land for France.
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Why would a sponsoring country and ruler support explorers who were not from their country?
They might sponsor an explorer for several reasons - and usually did so for a combination of several of these reasons:Even if the explorer was not from their country, they could still make claims on discoveries as an agent for the sponsorThe explorer might possess unique or superior characteristics, skills, and/or knowledge not found among the citizens of the sponsoring countryThe exploration might give the sponsoring country an advantage of being the first to establish a trade route to the explored regionThe exploration might provide a source of valuable resources - or plunder - to the sponsoring countryThe sponsoring country might accrue increased reputation by being the sponsor of an exploration that made some significant discoveryThe sponsoring country might believe they would accrue some spiritual credit with a higher power by using the exploration to spread their religion
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