Comanche

The Comanche Tribe is made up of brilliant horsemen who took control of the Southern Plains. They are most known for playing a large role in Texas frontier during most of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Although the Comanche’s lived near the upper reaches of the Platte River in eastern Wyoming, they later established themselves from western Oklahoma to the Texas Panhandle into New Mexico. Today, currently 5,000 Comanche’s live near Lawton, Oklahoma; their tribal headquarters. Although

COMANCHE INDIANS The Comanches, exceptional horsemen who dominated the Southern Plains, played a prominent role in Texas frontier history throughout much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Anthropological evidence indicates that they were originally a mountain tribe, a branch of the Northern Shoshones, who roamed the Great Basin region of the western United States as crudely equipped hunters and gatherers. Both cultural and linguistic similarities confirm the Comanches' Shoshone origins

COMANCHE INDIANS The Comanches, exceptional horsemen who dominated the Southern Plains, played a prominent role in Texas frontier history throughout much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Anthropological evidence indicates that they were originally a mountain tribe, a branch of the Northern Shoshones, who roamed the Great Basin region of the western United States as crudely equipped hunters and gatherers. Both cultural and linguistic similarities confirm the Comanches' Shoshone origins

The Comanche Indians The Comanche have most recently been found in the Southern Plains, which stretches from Nebraska to the northern part of Texas. They were fully in Texas by the 1700’s. It is believed that the Comanche derived from the Shoshone Indians, found in Wyoming. The language spoken by the Comanche is actually a form of Uto-Aztecan language that when compared to the Shoshone language, the two are very similar. The Comanche’s were great warriors and did not really indulge in religious

Indians; however, the real question being viewed is how this animal impacted the lives of, more specifically, the Sioux, Comanche, and Apache Plains Indians. Life before the introduction of the horse was a challenge. The Sioux’s constant migration with the buffalo required long days and created the need for a tool like the horse in order to better the living standards. The Comanche Indians were extraordinary horsemen once the horse was introduced to them allowing hunting and gathering to become more

History of Comanche County Essay By: Macey Moser Comanche County is a beautiful county located in Central Texas, and is surrounded by Mills, Brown, Eastland, Hamilton, and Erath Counties. The vast county is in the North Central Plains region, and has an amazing history that makes it unlike any county in the state of Texas. The climate of Comanche is a low minimum of 32 degrees Fahrenheit in the cold weather of January, and a high maximum of 95 degrees Fahrenheit in the hot summer of July. The county

Ann Parker, who was kidnapped by Comanches, as a nine-year-old girl. Cynthia Ann Parker has mixed-blood son Quanah Parker, who later become the last and greatest chief of the Comanches. From the book Empire of the Summer Moon it was stated "that the war with the Comanches lasted four decades and in the effect, there was a holding up the development of the New American nation, the argument that is being claimed is that there were a rise and fall of the Comanches." S.C. Gwynne ."The rise of Quanah

Cynthia Ann Parker was only nine years old when she was kidnapped and taken away by Native Americans also known as the Comanche warriors. She was taken away from her home, her family, and her heritage. Soon she had forgotten her childhood years— she blocked the raid and her capture from her memory—and has finally adopted the ways of her people (Native Americans) She has forgotten the English language, and has only one desire. For many years she had been raised by Native Americans. At first she was

Mountain Basin region were the Tigua, Comanche, Apache, Kiowa, and Jumano. The Comanche were a fierce tribe who rivaled the Apaches and eventually ended up pushing them out of Texas. They originally lived in mountains until they acquired horses in the 1600s and became powerful and mobile, thus deciding to move southwest to find more mustangs, buffalo, and a warmer climate. Together with their exceptional fighting skills and horse riding skills, the Comanche quickly controlled most of the Plains

“For through observation and exploration of those lands and coasts, both by land and sea, it must be recognized that these settlements must be the rampart, fortress, and the defense of all this New Spain.” (pg. 1). The author Jesus F. de la Teja takes a objective look of settlement of San Antonio and its surroundings. His book covers over the course of a period of the 18th Century. His writings describe the life of the settlers, economics, living conditions, and their use of the land. He does a superior