Named after Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1656-1750), French explorer in North America, first Mayor of Detroit. Cadillac uses as its emblem the arms of Antoine de La Mothe, seigneur de Cadillac, born in Gascony on March 5, 1656 of minor nobility. He founded Detroit in 1701, and was governor of Louisiana. His arms were:...   read more