What do you think is going to happen to Soto when he reaches

the village Maubila?

Maubila

• When the Spanish reached Maubila, they found a large town surrounded by a high wall made of tree poles called a palisade.

• Tuskaloosa went inside a house and refused to come out.

• The Indians sang and danced loudly and suddenly attacked the Spanish.

• The Indians arrows and spears could not go through the metal armor the Spanish wore.

• The fight lasted all day and many Indians were killed (thousands).

• The Spanish did not know what happened to Tuskaloosa during the battle and his body was never found.

• The battle of Maubila is believed to be the largest battle in North America between Indians and Europeans.

• de Soto lost 42 of his men and 7 horses.

Battle of Maubila

• The Spanish remained in Maubila to recover from their wounds and buried the dead.

• de Soto continued his journey moving north and westward, still expecting to find gold and silver.

• His expedition reached the Mississippi River, where de Soto became ill with fever.

• When he died, his men weighted his body down with sand and buried him in the Mississippi river.

• The Indians believed he was immortal.

• Some memebers of de Soto’s expedition returned to Spain and told the story of the Spanish entrada (access).

The End