Piachi

Piachi was a town on a river in the country of the chief Tuskaloosa. Hernando de Soto's expedition arrived there in October 1540, after leaving the chief's town of Atahachi. The Spaniards demanded canoes for the crossing, but the people of Piachi said they had none, and the expedition made its own boats. Continuing with Tuskaloosa, the party reached Mabila several days later, where a battle destroyed the fortified town and took many lives.