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Submitted by bat400 on Thursday, 31 May 2007  Page Views: 9640

Multi-periodSite Name: Mauvilla Alternative Name: Maubilla, Mabilla
Country: United States Region: The South Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Gainstown, AL
Latitude: 31.446700N  Longitude: 87.692W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Ancient Village in Clarke County, Alabama.
In the vicinity of Gainstown are the remains of a much older town. It is marked with an earthen, oval mound, and it may be one of the last places where locals repulsed the planned conquest of De Soto.

The Spanish recorded the name of the town as Mauvilla, Maubilla, or Mabilla. Historians have been trying to tie the chronicle with an actual place for over 100 years.

This town near the forks of the Tombigbee and Alabama Rivers is now being examined for physical evidence of the first contact and a pitched battle that followed it. Note: The location given is for Gainstown.

Note: Archaeologist follows clues to location of chronicle battle.
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Alabama site may be lost De Soto battleground by bat400 on Thursday, 31 May 2007
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A Mobile archaeologist said this week that he believes he has found a site in southern Clarke County that could be the Indian stronghold Mauvilla, where Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto fought a bloody battle in the mid-1500s.

If he is correct, he has solved a mystery that for decades left others with false leads and dashed hopes.

Andrew Holmes, who works as a archaeological field technician for Barry Vittor and Associates conducting environmental assessments at construction projects, said that artifacts and other evidence indicate that he is correct, but he acknowledged that it will take a lot of excavating to prove it.

Historians and archaeologists have long debated De Soto's route and the location of Mauvilla, also known as Mauvila, Maubila and Mabila. Some have even questioned whether such a place existed.

De Soto, appointed governor of Cuba and charged with settling North America for Spain, looted village after village and spread disease across what is now the Southeastern United States as he and about 650 soldiers plundered, looking for gold. As was his pattern, De Soto kidnapped Chief Tascaluza who, according to various accounts from the time, led the Spaniards into a trap at Mauvilla.

Warriors ambushed De Soto and took much of the advance guard's supplies. Soldiers battled with Indians for a day at Mauvilla, leaving more than 3,000 warriors dead. De Soto lost some 20 soldiers in the battle and dozens more died later of injuries.

For more, see report from Alabama.com, Staff Reporter, Connie Baggett.
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