Tuskaloosa
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Tuskaloosa (less commonly spelled as Tuskalusa, Tastaluca, Tuskaluza) (birthdate unknown, - 1540) was a paramount chief of a Mississippian chiefdom in what is now the U.S. state of Alabama. His people were ancestors to the several southern Native American confederacies (the Choctaw and Creek peoples) who later emerged in the region. The modern city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama is named in his honor.
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It sits within the topics 1540 deaths, 16th-century Native American people and Chiefs of the Choctaw.
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- Tuskaloosa HRoe 2002.jpg
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- Chief Tuskaloosa in an illustration by H. Roe
- Person.death_date
- 1540
- Person.death_place
- Mabila, present-day Alabama
- Person.occupation
- Chieftain
- Person.title
- Cacique (Chief) of Tuskalusa
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- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Battle of Mabila
- Occupation
- traditional leader or chief
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- Tuskaloosa HRoe 2002.jpg
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- date of death
- 1540-01-01
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- Tuscaloosa
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8 sectionsContents
- De Soto expedition
- Province of Tuskaloosa
- Archaeology
- Battle of Mabila
- After the battle
- Mabilians
- See also
- References
Tuskaloosa (less commonly spelled as Tuskalusa, Tastaluca, Tuskaluza) (birthdate unknown, - 1540) was a paramount chief of a Mississippian chiefdom in what is now the U.S. state of Alabama. His people were ancestors to the several southern Native American confederacies (the Choctaw and Creek peoples) who later emerged in the region. The modern city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama is named in his honor.
Tuskaloosa is notable for leading the Battle of Mabila at his fortified village against the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto. After being taken hostage by the Spanish as they passed through his territory, Tuskaloosa organized a surprise attack on his captors at Mabila, but was ultimately defeated.
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