Bonita person
also known as: Bonita, Bo-nita
Summary: Younger sister of Roman Chiquito described as the belle of the Mescalero tribe.
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is
belle of the Mescalero tribe
cited from His family beside himself, consisted of a… (1891)His family beside himself, consisted of a
younger brother named Carpio who was subject
to spells of violent insanity, and two sisters. The
younger of these, a beautiful girl named “Bo-
nita,” was the belle of the Mescalero tribe.
married_to
unknown (implied by 'poor girl' but not stated)
cited from guage; this was interpreted into Spanish and… (1891)guage; this was interpreted into Spanish and
then into English. When “Bonita” was sworn
and told to relate the circumstances of the
shooting of Acosta, Carpio spoke to her in
Apache and said “don’t tell it; if you tell it they
will kill me.” …
occupation
Chiricahua chief
cited from _Bonita_A_Chiricahua_Chief_ (1880)_Bonita_A_Chiricahua_Chief_
Notes: Wittick #4 Original is 8" x 10" glass negative
Subject: Indians of North America
Subject file: Native Americans-Apache-Chiricahua-Portraits-Bonito
Publisher: Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe
Collec…
testified
at Carpio's trial
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-05-08 (1891) · +1 moree murder of Acosta and tried before
Judge Bristol at Las Cruces. I was employed
by the government to assist the United States
attorney to prosecute the case. The only wit-
nesses against Carpio were the two Indian girls,
his sisters. They t…
witnessed
shooting of Acosta
cited from guage; this was interpreted into Spanish and… (1891)L. Scott Notary Public, we may assume that this is the Scott &
Jefferey’s store. The news stand is located here and above the stack of papers we see the name of Paul
F. Wachenhausen. He was a brother of Mrs. O. S. Warren. . . Picture by…
shooting of Acosta
cited from guage; this was interpreted into Spanish and… (1891)guage; this was interpreted into Spanish and
then into English. When “Bonita” was sworn
and told to relate the circumstances of the
shooting of Acosta, Carpio spoke to her in
Apache and said “don’t tell it; if you tell it they
will kill me.” …
Sources (5)
_Bonita_A_Chiricahua_Chief_ ↗
Wittick, Ben · 1880 · photo · details
guage; this was interpreted into Spanish and…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
guage; this was interpreted into Spanish and… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
His family beside himself, consisted of a…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-05-08
1891 · newspaper · public-domain