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Manuel Lisa, also known as Manuel de Lisa (September 8, 1772, in New Orleans Louisiana (New Spain) – August 12, 1820, in St. Louis, Missouri ), was a Spanish citizen and later, became an American citizen who, while living on the western frontier, became a land owner, merchant, fur trader, United States Indian agent, and explorer.
Manuel Lisa (born Sept. 8, 1772, New Orleans—died Aug. 12, 1820, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.) was a U.S. fur trader who helped to open up the Missouri River area to the white man in the early 19th century.
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Manuel Lisa. Born: September 8, 1772. Died: August 12, 1820 (age 47) Missouri Hometown: St. Louis. Region of Missouri: St. Louis. Categories: Entrepreneurs, Explorers and Settlers. Manuel Lisa was a merchant and fur trader. In 1807 Lisa led the first trading expedition to the upper Missouri River in what is now Montana in search of new trading ...
Manuel Lisa – Expert on the Missouri River. Manuel Lisa founded the St. Louis Missouri Fur Trading Company. Famous fur trader and explorer Manuel Lisa was born in Cuba on September 8, 1772, to Spanish parents Christobal De Lisa and Maria Ignacia Rodriguez Lisa.
Now, the newly revealed beaver country led entrepreneur Manuel Lisa to conjure up images of the riches to be obtained in that distant wilderness. Born in New Orleans, Manuel Lisa (1772-1820) came to Spanish St. Louis in about 1798 from Vincennes, where he had been a trader and storekeeper.
Manuel Lisa. After founding the Missouri Fur Company (1807-1814), in which William Clark was a participant, Lisa left St. Louis for the Upper Missouri in 1807. Pressing far upstream, he established Fort Raymond at the mouth of the Big Horn River on the Yellowstone River in present-day Montana.
May 2, 2022 · Manuel Lisa. By Merry Helm. Published May 2, 2022 at 6:37 PM CDT. 8/12/2005: Manuel Lisa was born to Spanish-Cuban parents in New Orleans in 1772. After the Lewis and Clark expedition returned, Lisa was among the first people to respond to their reports by sailing up the Missouri River to establish a fur-trading venture.
