LEADER 04889nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910815449503321 005 20240508093049.0 010 $a0-8173-8242-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000019461 035 $a(EBL)547660 035 $a(OCoLC)650060143 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000487274 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12147241 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487274 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10441975 035 $a(PQKB)10384659 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000490319 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11290532 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000490319 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10467302 035 $a(PQKB)11250053 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547660 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8944 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547660 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10408269 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000019461 100 $a20081119d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe search for Mabila $ethe decisive battle between Hernando de Soto and Chief Tascalusa /$fedited by Vernon James Knight, Jr 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aPapers originally delivered at the conference "The Search for Mabila : A Three-Day Multidisciplinary Workshop", held at the University of Alabama, Sept. 28-30, 2006. 311 $a0-8173-5542-1 311 $a0-8173-1659-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [247]-266) and index. 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Introduction / Vernon James Knight Jr.; Part I: Background; 1. An Account of the Battle of Mabila, by an Eyewitness / Luys Herna?ndez de Biedma, translated and edited by John E. Worth; 2. The Battle of Mabila in Historical Perspective / Lawrence A. Clayton; 3. How Historical Are the De Soto Chronicles? / George E. Lankford; 4. The De Soto Map and the Luna Narratives: An Overview of Other Sixteenth-Century Sources / Kathryn E. Holland Braund; 5. A Review of De Soto's Itinerary between Talisi and Apafalaya / Vernon James Knight Jr. 327 $a6. The Village of Mabila: Archaeological Expectations / Ned J. Jenkins7. What Indian Pottery of Sixteenth-Century Central Alabama Looks Like and Why It Matters / Amanda L. Regnier; 8. What Do Spanish Expeditionary Artifacts of Circa 1540 Look Like and How Often Are They Preserved? / Gregory A. Waselkov; 9. The Present State of Archaeological Survey and Site File Data for the Alabama River and Adjacent Regions / Craig T. Sheldon Jr.; 10. The United States and Alabama De Soto Commissions / Douglas E. Jones; 11. Seeking Methods That Work / Vernon James Knight Jr.; Part II: Conference Results 327 $a12. A Comparative Analysis of the De Soto Accounts on the Route to, and Events at, Mabila / Robbie Ethridge, Kathryn E. Holland Braund, Lawrence A. Clayton, George E. Lankford, and Michael D. Murphy13. The Battle of Mabila: Competing Narratives / Kathryn E. Holland Braund; 14. Tracing De Soto's Trail to Mabila / Eugene M. Wilson, Douglas E. Jones, and Neal G. Lineback; 15. The Archaeology of Mabila's Cultural Landscape / Gregory A. Waselkov, Linda Derry, and Ned J. Jenkins; Postscript / Vernon James Knight Jr.; Bibliography; Contributors; Index 330 $aOne of the most profound events in sixteenth-century North America was a ferocious battle between the Spanish army of Hernando de Soto and a larger force of Indian warriors under the leadership of a feared chieftain named Tascalusa. The site of this battle was a small fortified border town within an Indian province known as Mabila. Although the Indians were defeated, the battle was a decisive blow to Spanish plans for the conquest and settlement of what is now the southeastern United States. For in that battle, De Soto's army lost its baggage, including all proofs of the richness of 606 $aMabila, Battle of, Ala., 1540$vCongresses 606 $aSpaniards$zSouthern States$xHistory$y16th century$vCongresses 606 $aChoctaw Indians$xFirst contact with other peoples$vCongresses 606 $aSpaniards$zSouthern States$xAntiquities 606 $aChoctaw Indians$xAntiquities 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zAlabama 607 $aSouthern States$xDiscovery and exploration$xSpanish$vCongresses 615 0$aMabila, Battle of, Ala., 1540 615 0$aSpaniards$xHistory 615 0$aChoctaw Indians$xFirst contact with other peoples 615 0$aSpaniards$xAntiquities. 615 0$aChoctaw Indians$xAntiquities. 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 676 $a970.01/6092 701 $aKnight$b Vernon J$01029062 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815449503321 996 $aThe search for Mabila$94045994 997 $aUNINA