EL QUEMADO (THE BURNT ONE)

BID Number
17412
Occupation
1787: AGUAJE DE LAS CRUCES/CHIEF
1788: SANTA ROSA, COAHUILA/(NONE)
1789 Mar 23: SANTA ROSA, COAHUILA/(NONE)
Ethnicity
MESCALERO APACHE INDIAN
Notes
1787 : AGREES TO A SPECIFIC, DETACHED RESERVATION. WITH OTHER CHIEFS DIRECTED A REVOLT THAT KILLED SEVEN SOLDIERS. HIDDEN IN SIERRA DEL CARMEN. TO RENEW THEIR FORMAL PACT WITH THE SPANISH. IT WAS AN AMBUSH. THE SPANISH IMPRISONED THE INDIANS. TWO CHIEFS DIED IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESIST. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER QUEMADO DIED IN THE RESISTANCE OR WHILE IN JAIL.
Source
MOOREHEAD
Sources
MOOREHEAD: THE PRESIDIO ... (1975)
Variant Spelling
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