BID Number
17237
Occupation
1691: GRANDE (RIO)/TEJAS CHIEF
1713: TO RIO GRANDE AND SAN JUAN BAUPTISTAPRESIDIO/(ACCOMPANIED ST. DENIS)
Ethnicity
INDIAN (TEJAS)
Notes
ALSO REFERRED TO AS GOVERNOR. OPPOSED TO CHRISTIANITY; HAD ESCAPED FROM A MISSION ON THE RIO GRANDE; HIS FOLLOWERS PREVENTED ESPINOSA AND GROUP FROM ENTERING TEJAS PROVINCE. 1713 : ATTACKED BY KARANKAWA WARRIORS ( APACHES) ON COLORADO RIVER.
Source
ALESSIO ROBLES
Sources
ALESSIO ROBLES: COAHUILA Y TEXAS ... (1938) WEDDLE: SAN JAUN BAUTISTA, GATEWAY TO SPANISH TEXAS (1968) CARTER: DOOMED ROAD OF EMPIRE (1963)
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