Spanish conquistador <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto" id="mwVA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Hernando de Soto">Hernando de Soto</a>'s forces destroy the fortified town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabila" id="mwVQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mabila">Mabila</a> in present-day <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama" id="mwVg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Alabama">Alabama</a>, killing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskaloosa" id="mwVw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tuskaloosa">Tuskaloosa</a>.