france sent iberville from canada to the gulf of mexico to establish a colony in 1699.
france sent iberville from canada to the gulf of mexico to establish a colony in 1699.
when did france send iberville from canada to the gulf of mexico to establish a colony?
1699
at the age of seventeen, bienville joined his brother iberville on an expedition to establish the colony of louisiana. bienville explored the gulf of mexico coastline, he discovered around approximately 1699 as far up as into mobile bay which was not deep enough to go any further, founded belle fontaine they had discovered an artesian spring bubbling and leaping from the beach. this spring is now 300-400 feet out into mobile bay. bienville played a huge role in founding part of the coast line here in mobile, alabama. he then went on to discovering the chandeleur islands off the coast of louisiana as well as cat island and ship island off the coast of what is now the state of mississippi before moving westward to sail up the mouth of the mississippi river. eventually, the expedition ventured all the way to what is now baton rouge and false river. before heading back to france, iberville established the first settlement of the louisiana colony, in april 1699 as fort maurepas or old biloxi (at present-day ocean springs, mississippi), and appointed sauvolle de la villantry as the governor with bienville as lieutenant.
jean-baptiste le moyne de bienville
bullet::::- a high school in longueuil, quebec, on the south shore of montreal, is named after him.









































bullet::::- a secondary school in rouyn-noranda, québec, bears the name d'iberville









































bullet::::- avenue iberville, located in shawinigan, quebec, canada









































bullet::::- rue d'iberville and the adjacent d'iberville metro station in montreal, quebec









































bullet::::- the provincial electoral district of iberville, quebec









































bullet::::- mont d'iberville, the highest mountain in quebec









































bullet::::- the city of d'iberville, mississippi









































bullet::::- iberville parish, louisiana









































bullet::::- rue iberville in new orleans, louisiana









































bullet::::- rue d'iberville in chicoutimi, québec









































bullet::::- a number of french ships, notably:
pierre le moyne d'iberville