When did Mangas Coloradas live?

Mangas Coloradas was born around 1855-01-01 and died around 1861-01-01. Documented in Grant County, New Mexico.

What is Mangas Coloradas associated with?

Documented relationships include: attacked_by, died_in, fought_in. 7 claims extracted from primary sources.

Mangas Coloradas person

Q: What sources cite Mangas Coloradas?

4 primary sources cite this person, including: _Sept_Apache_agency_Steck_to_Governor_re_Mangas_Coloradas_PDF_ (1855); _Sept_Apache_agency_Steck_to_Governor_re_Mangas_Coloradas_PDF_ (1855); Apacheria in Southwest New Mexico: Exploring the Homeland of the Chiricahua Apache (Part 1) (2013); and 1 more.

born: [1855-01-01,1856-01-01)died/dissolved: [1861-01-01,1862-01-01)🌐 Q460856id: p_mangas-coloradas_b98887

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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 (7)

attacked_by

miners— 1851

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-…

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Fort McLane— January 1863

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

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Battle of Pinos Altos leading roughly four hundred Apache warriors— 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 …

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Chihene 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…

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Southern Apache

cited from _Sept_Apache_agency_Steck_to_Governor_re_Mangas_Coloradas_PDF_ (1855)

_Sept_Apache_agency_Steck_to_Governor_re_Mangas_Coloradas_PDF_ Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his second appointment as Indian Agent for the Southern Apache. Reports Mangas Coloradas is unable to leave his people due to hostilities with Sonorans. Discu…