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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Manuel_LisaManuel Lisa - Wikipedia

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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.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › Manuel-LisaManuel Lisa | Missouri River, Native Americans, Entrepreneur

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   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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3. historicmissourians.shsmo.org › manuel-lisaManuel Lisa - SHSMO Historic Missourians

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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 ...

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4. lewis-clark.org › people › manuel-lisaManuel Lisa - Discover Lewis & Clark

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   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.

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5. plainshumanities.unl.edu › encyclopedia › docEncyclopedia of the Great Plains | LISA, MANUEL (1772-1820) - UNL

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   Lisa was born in New Orleans on September 8, 1772, to Christobal de Lisa and Maria Ignacia Rodriquez. He learned his trade on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in the 1790s before settling on a Spanish land grant in St. Louis.

6. news.prairiepublic.org › 2022/05/02 › manuel-lisaManuel Lisa | Prairie Public Broadcasting

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   May 2, 2022 · 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.

7. worldhistory.us › american-history › the-greatManuel Lisa – A Scoundrel Among Scoundrels | World History

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   Jul 7, 2017 · Lisa came to Saint Louis from New Orleans in 1798. Then Saint Louis and the Missouri River Valley were under Spanish rule and Lisa was Spanish, unlike Saint Louis’ founding family, the Chouteaus, who were French.