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Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.
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Hernando de Soto
Spanish explorer and conquistador (c.1479–1542)
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an important role in Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru, but is best known for leading the first European expedition…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mabila
Fortress town of the Mississippian culture destroyed by the Spanish Empire in 1540
Mabila was a small fortress town known to the paramount chief Tuskaloosa in 1540, in a region of present-day central Alabama. The exact location has been debated for centuries, but southwest of present-day Selma, Alabama, is one possibility. In late 2021, archaeologists…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Alabama
U.S. state
Alabama is a state in the Southeastern and Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area, and the 24th-most…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tuskaloosa
16th-century Mississippian chief in present-day Alabama
Tuskaloosa 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 who later emerged in the region. The modern city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama is named in his honor.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)