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 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.

Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac Media

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  House where Antoine Laumet was born

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  « Écartelé : au premier et au quatrième d'or à la fasce de sable accompagnée de trois merlettes du même, au deuxième et au troisième contre-écartelés : au premier et au quatrième de gueules pleins, au deuxième et au troisième d'argent à trois fasces d'azur. »*Ne pas confondre avec :

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  Cadillac motor car logo, c. 1950s, being the coat of arms of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac

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  A historical marker that reads: "This tablet marks the site of the first lead mine opened in the Mississippi Valley about the year 1700. It is named for Antoine De LaMotte Cadillac, governor of Louisiana 1710–1717."