<P> Antoine Laumet de la Mothe , sieur de Cadillac ( / ˈkædɪlæk / , French : ( kadijak ) ; March 5 , 1658 -- October 16 , 1730 ) , usually referred to as Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac ( also spelled Motte ) , was a French explorer and adventurer in New France which stretched from Eastern Canada to Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico . He rose from a modest beginning in Acadia in 1683 as an explorer , trapper , and a trader of alcohol and furs , and he achieved various positions of political importance in the colony . He was the commander of Fort de Buade in St. Ignace , Michigan in 1694 . In 1701 , he founded Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit which became the city of Detroit , which he commanded until 1710 . Between 1710 and 1716 , he was the governor of Louisiana , although he did not arrive in that territory until 1713 . </P>
<P> Antoine Laumet de la Mothe , sieur de Cadillac ( / ˈkædɪlæk / , French : ( kadijak ) ; March 5 , 1658 -- October 16 , 1730 ) , usually referred to as Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac ( also spelled Motte ) , was a French explorer and adventurer in New France which stretched from Eastern Canada to Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico . He rose from a modest beginning in Acadia in 1683 as an explorer , trapper , and a trader of alcohol and furs , and he achieved various positions of political importance in the colony . He was the commander of Fort de Buade in St. Ignace , Michigan in 1694 . In 1701 , he founded Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit which became the city of Detroit , which he commanded until 1710 . Between 1710 and 1716 , he was the governor of Louisiana , although he did not arrive in that territory until 1713 . </P>
detroit was founded by an explorer with what last name
detroit was founded by an explorer with what last name
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac