When did Cochise live?

Cochise was born around 1860-01-01 and died around 1861-01-01. Documented in Grant County, New Mexico.

What is Cochise associated with?

Documented relationships include: fought_in, led, made_peace_with. 4 claims extracted from primary sources.

Cochise person

Q: What sources cite Cochise?

2 primary sources cite this person, including: Apacheria in Southwest New Mexico: Exploring the Homeland of the Chiricahua Apache (Part 1) (2013); Apacheria in Southwest New Mexico (Part 2): Hidden Valley and the Final Years (2013).

born: [1860-01-01,1861-01-01)died/dissolved: [1861-01-01,1862-01-01)🌐 Q439152id: p_cochise_ac438c

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Summary: An Apache leader who co-commanded a force of roughly four hundred warriors at the Battle of Pinos Altos in 1861.

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Claims (4)

fought_in

Battle of Pinos Altos leading roughly four hundred Apache warriors alongside Mangas Coloradas— September 27, 1861

Pinos Altos sits in the foothills of the Pinos Altos Range in northern Grant County, New Mexico. Gold was discovered in Bear Creek in 1860 by a party of prospectors led by Birch, Hicks, and Snively, drawing several thousand miners to the area within a year. The camp's population …

led

Chokonen band— 1861-1873

cited from Apacheria in Southwest New Mexico (Part 2): Hidden Valley and the Final Years (2013)

Details the discovery of a hidden rock-lined defensive position overlooking Bear Creek near Silver City, likely built by Apaches or early settlers during the Apache wars. Covers the later conflict period 1861-1873 including the joining of forces of Chokonen and Chihene bands unde…

made_peace_with

Oliver O. Howard— 1872

cited from Apacheria in Southwest New Mexico: Exploring the Homeland of the Chiricahua Apache (Part 1) (2013)

Comprehensive overview of Chiricahua Apache history in southwest New Mexico. Covers the four main Chiricahua bands: Bedonkohe, Chihene, Chokonen, and Nednhi and their geographic territories. Details the early conflict between Chiricahua and New Spain/Mexico from the 1600s to mid-…