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There are some serious issues with this article. For example, the spelling of the city of Tuscaloosa is used in some places as his name, in others the alternative spelling is used. The article needs to be renamed and we need better consistency throughout. Obviously there is a need for attribution. I'll be back to it soon. JodyB 20:46, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Why are we calling Taskalusa a Choctaw? This is a serious mistake. The tribe of Taskalusa may have become part ofthe Choctaw nation years later but that is speculation and canot be applied to a leader of this period.
I like the new layout, and the new info Rob, was just wondering tho, "Cacique (Chief) of Tastaluca", is that a typo? I thought the province shared it's name with him?
I've just re-written the majority of this page, with a significant expansions, citations, illustrations. I've included the de Soto chronicle description of the various towns of the province of Tuskalusa, as well as the battle of Mabila, with it's consequences for the Mabilians and the Spanish. Any thoughts or suggestions? Heironymous Rowe ( talk) 04:26, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
The Chief Tuscaloosa himself, was said to have stood 7 feet tall.
Yeah, I tried to edit the article and include his height as approx. 7 feet but it was removed for some silly reason. As if you need a source to back up the claim that "he was 7 feet tall" - do the math you idiots, if the Spaniards were averaging about 5 1/2 feet tall, what is 5.5 + 1.5? SEVEN. This is not rocket science. Its easier for people to place a picture of how tall he was when they have a ROUNDED WHOLE NUMBER. Not 1.5 ft + x.
Oh well, logic ended in 1912. -- 75.175.67.155 ( talk) 00:02, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
Fantastic Tatoo Heiro. -- 75.175.67.155 ( talk) 22:46, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
The language of the article is convoluted and over elaborate, in some sections sounding as if it's been taken directly from dated, awkwardly translated chronicles. It is not contemporary usage to write: "Unbeknownst to the Spanish..." Editors can disagree on style - overuse of passive voice slows down the article. It appears to be devoted too much to sources about de Soto, rather than establishing Tuskaloosa and his province. Parkwells ( talk) 18:01, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
It would have been more than the people of Tuskaloosa's chiefdom who were likely ancestors to the Choctaw and Creek. Parkwells ( talk) 18:05, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
In the article on Hernando de Soto, it says that Charles Hudson's projection/theory about de Soto's route after Mabila is not the consensus of academics and the government. Why are we accepting it as the basis of the map here? (Great map, by the way.) Parkwells ( talk) 18:52, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
Noted that there is a main article on Mabila and the battle, which suggests that the section on the battle should be summarized more here. Parkwells ( talk) 23:20, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
The infobox says Tuskaloosa was the chief of Tuskaloosa. Is this a mistake? Was there definitely a city or province that was also named Tuskaloosa (which seems odd as the name Tuskaloosa specifically means black warrior)? If so, which was named first, or was it a descriptive title (e.g. "Tuskaloosa's domain") instead of an official name? As far as I know, De Soto's account mentions only that Tuskaloosa lived in Atahachi. Any clarification would be appreciated. 108.46.147.132 ( talk) 19:54, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
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There are some serious issues with this article. For example, the spelling of the city of Tuscaloosa is used in some places as his name, in others the alternative spelling is used. The article needs to be renamed and we need better consistency throughout. Obviously there is a need for attribution. I'll be back to it soon. JodyB 20:46, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Why are we calling Taskalusa a Choctaw? This is a serious mistake. The tribe of Taskalusa may have become part ofthe Choctaw nation years later but that is speculation and canot be applied to a leader of this period.
I like the new layout, and the new info Rob, was just wondering tho, "Cacique (Chief) of Tastaluca", is that a typo? I thought the province shared it's name with him?
I've just re-written the majority of this page, with a significant expansions, citations, illustrations. I've included the de Soto chronicle description of the various towns of the province of Tuskalusa, as well as the battle of Mabila, with it's consequences for the Mabilians and the Spanish. Any thoughts or suggestions? Heironymous Rowe ( talk) 04:26, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
The Chief Tuscaloosa himself, was said to have stood 7 feet tall.
Yeah, I tried to edit the article and include his height as approx. 7 feet but it was removed for some silly reason. As if you need a source to back up the claim that "he was 7 feet tall" - do the math you idiots, if the Spaniards were averaging about 5 1/2 feet tall, what is 5.5 + 1.5? SEVEN. This is not rocket science. Its easier for people to place a picture of how tall he was when they have a ROUNDED WHOLE NUMBER. Not 1.5 ft + x.
Oh well, logic ended in 1912. -- 75.175.67.155 ( talk) 00:02, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
Fantastic Tatoo Heiro. -- 75.175.67.155 ( talk) 22:46, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
The language of the article is convoluted and over elaborate, in some sections sounding as if it's been taken directly from dated, awkwardly translated chronicles. It is not contemporary usage to write: "Unbeknownst to the Spanish..." Editors can disagree on style - overuse of passive voice slows down the article. It appears to be devoted too much to sources about de Soto, rather than establishing Tuskaloosa and his province. Parkwells ( talk) 18:01, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
It would have been more than the people of Tuskaloosa's chiefdom who were likely ancestors to the Choctaw and Creek. Parkwells ( talk) 18:05, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
In the article on Hernando de Soto, it says that Charles Hudson's projection/theory about de Soto's route after Mabila is not the consensus of academics and the government. Why are we accepting it as the basis of the map here? (Great map, by the way.) Parkwells ( talk) 18:52, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
Noted that there is a main article on Mabila and the battle, which suggests that the section on the battle should be summarized more here. Parkwells ( talk) 23:20, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
The infobox says Tuskaloosa was the chief of Tuskaloosa. Is this a mistake? Was there definitely a city or province that was also named Tuskaloosa (which seems odd as the name Tuskaloosa specifically means black warrior)? If so, which was named first, or was it a descriptive title (e.g. "Tuskaloosa's domain") instead of an official name? As far as I know, De Soto's account mentions only that Tuskaloosa lived in Atahachi. Any clarification would be appreciated. 108.46.147.132 ( talk) 19:54, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
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