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Populated places established in 1718

  • San AntonioOn the 13th of June 1691, a Spanish expedition led by Domingo de Terán and Alonso de León stumbled upon the San Antonio River.
  • New OrleansIn the spring of 1718, French colonists under Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville established a settlement on land traditionally inhabited by the Chitimacha…
  • SemeyIn 1718, Russian forces constructed a wooden fort beside the Irtysh River. They built it near the ruins of an ancient Buddhist monastery where seven…