[DOC] [TLE] Tuskaloosa - Wikipedia [PAR] Tuskaloosa (Tuskalusa, Tastaluca, Tuskaluza) (died 1540) was a paramount 
chief of a ... The modern city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama is named for him. ... 
Gentleman of Elvas - Narratives of the Career of Hernando De Soto in the 
Conquest ... which was taken to comprise what is now the Southern United States
, as adelantado. [DOC] [TLE] History of Tuscaloosa, Alabama - United States History [PAR] The city is named for the Choctaw chief Tascaluza, or Tuskalusa, who was 
defeated by Hernando de Soto in 1540 in the Battle of Mauvila. ... Several 
thousand men from Tuscaloosa fought in the Confederate armies during the Civil 
War. [DOC] [TLE] Tuscaloosa | Alabama, United States | Britannica.com [PAR] City, seat (1819) of Tuscaloosa county, western Alabama, U.S., on the Black 
Warrior River about ... the Creek War, it was named for the Choctaw chief 
Tuscaloosa (Black Warrior), who fought the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto 
in 1540. [DOC] [TLE] Chief Tuskaloosa and Hernando DeSoto - Homepages Rootsweb [PAR] CHIEF TUSKALOOSA shows the riches of Alabama to HERNANDO DeSOTO. In 
1540, the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto entered what is now Alabama. ... 
Alabama-- Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw; De Soto would meet 
them all. ... The river known as the Black Warrior River is named to honor 
Tuskaloosa. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 1: De Soto in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi [PAR] The first discovery of Alabama was by Hernando De Soto, a native of Spain, ..... 
While here, a cavalier, named Luis Bravo de Xeres, walking one day upon the ... 
be no doubt about the quantity of pearls found in this State and Georgia in 1540, 
but ..... He was the son of Tuscaloosa, a potent Chief, whose domains 
commenced... [DOC] [TLE] Mabila - Battle between De Soto and Chief Tascalusa - Archaeology [PAR] Mabila - the Battle between Hernando De Soto and Chief Tascalusa ... of Mabila, 
a Mississippian village somewhere in the state of Alabama where an all-out ... on 
October 9, 1540, Hernando de Soto's expedition through the North American ... 
the city of Tuscaloosa is named for him, of course; and Tascaluza is a Choctaw or
... [DOC] [TLE] Pg 1 - Tuskaloosa, The Origin of Its Name - Tuscaloosa County ... [PAR] Accordingly, in the month of March (1540) DeSoto broke up his winter ... where a 
battle was fought with DeSoto, and which was named Thlea Walla ..... DeSoto 
found the Cacique Tuskaloosa prepared to receive him in state. .... (in 1540), the 
mighty chief and the last of his heroic army, for whom your city has been named. [DOC] [TLE] Native American Project Lost Souls Genealogy Choctaw/Chocktaw ... [PAR] From 15401543, Hernando de Soto travelled through Florida and Georgia, and 
then ... In true conquistador style, he took as hostage a chief named Chief 
Tuskaloosa, demanding of ... Over a thousand Choctaw fought for Britain, largely 
against Spain's .... City, by which the Choctaw ceded more territory to the United 
States. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter One - Tuscaloosa, Alabama - Its Early Days 1816 - 1865 [PAR] In May, 1539, Hernando De Soto, with an army of 600 well-equipped men, left 
Havana, ... Here, in October, 1540, was waged one of the bloodiest battles ever 
.... Chickasaws voted for peace, and the Choctaw chief, Moshultubee, ordered ..... 
Tennessee River on the north to the southern boundary of the state and from the. [DOC] [TLE] Choctaw - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] May 16, 2013 ... Previously a State Park, it has now been returned to the Mississippi Band of ... 
Hernando de soto, leading his well-equipped Spanish fortune hunters, made 
contact with the Choctaws in the year 1540. ... In true conquistador style, he took 
as hostage a chief named Tuscaloosa (Black Warrior), demanding of... [DOC] [TLE] Tuscaloosa by Amalia K. Amaki and Katherine R. Mauter | Arcadia ... [PAR] Tuscaloosa (Choctaw for black warrior) is one of the oldest cities

Question: The city of Tuscaloosa in this state is named for a Choctaw leader who fought Hernando de Soto in 1540
Answer: Alabama