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The search for Mabila : the decisive battle between Hernando de Soto and Chief Tascalusa /
One 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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | One 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 the landp. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 277 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817382421 0817382429 |