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Tuskaloosa (aka Tuskalusa, Tastaluca, Tuskaluza) was a paramount chief of a Mississippian group, the possible ancestors of the several southern Native American tribes (the Choctaw and Creek peoples), in what is now the U.S. state of Alabama. The modern-day city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is named for this Native American chief. He is famous for leading a battle against the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto. His name is of western Muskogean origin (taska, losa), meaning "Black Warrior".[1] He is described as being very tall and well built, with some of the chroniclers saying he stood a foot and a half taller than the Spaniards.[1]