Fort Saint-Louis, Texas, was founded in 1685 by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle and members of his expedition, including Jesuit missionary Zenobius Membre, on the …

On a bluff overlooking Garcitas Creek in present-day Victoria County, Texas, lies the site of the earliest European settlement on the entire Gulf coast between Pensacola, Florida, and …

The establishment of Fort Saint Louis was a French settlement founded in 1685 by explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, on the Texas coast near present-day Matagorda Bay.

Thirteen miles southeast of Inez is located the site of Fort St. Louis. First French settlement in Texas attempted by Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle in 1685. Devastated by the …

On a bluff overlooking Garcitas Creek in present-day Victoria County, Texas, lies the site of the earliest European settlement on the entire Gulf coast between Pensacola, Florida, and …

Situated on a high point on the banks of Garcitas Creek, the small French settlement later to be known as Fort St. Louis consisted only of a two-story building made of salvaged ship timbers, …

Never intended as a permanent settlement, this wilderness outpost, known in history as ”Fort Saint Louis,” was meant to be a temporary encampment until La Salle found the main stem of …

The fragmentary remains of three individuals were found co-mingled in a small pit at the Fort St. Louis site and were carefully excavated by archeologists from the Texas Historical Commission.

By the time they were finished, the Spaniards had located wreckage of two of La Salle’s ships, the remains of the colony known today as Fort Saint Louis, and a few straggling French survivors …

With an uninterrupted view over the bay of Fort de France and its port, Fort Saint Louis is a must-see if you want to explore the capital's history in greater depth.