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Unfortunately, this photo is not of the Mangas
Coloradas written about here, but is his son.
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Mangas
Coloradas, also known as Red Sleeves and Dasoda-hae to his
Chiricahua
Apache
people, he was born in
New Mexico
around 1793. Mangas was a superb
Apache
warrior who eventually became the
chief and war leader of the
Eastern
Chiricahua
Apache. In the 1820's and 1830's, the
Apaches'
chief enemy were the Mexicans, who had gained their independence from
Spain in 1821. As War Leader, Mangas Coloradas led a number of
attacks on Mexican settlements
in Sonora and
Chiricahua. When the
United States defeated Mexico, to acquire the lands of
New Mexico and
Arizona,
Mangas Coloradas signed a peace treaty, respecting them as conquerors of
the hated Mexican enemies.
However, the peace was tenuous and conflict
began as numerous white settlers encroached upon Apace lands and Mangas
was personally attacked by a group of miners who tied him to a tree and
severely beat him near Pinos Altos,
New Mexico in 1851. Continued violations of the
treaty soon led to
Apache
reprisals. In 1861, his son-in-law,
Cochise, was
falsely accused of kidnapping a young white boy and arrested along with
several other
Apaches.
Cochise was able to escape, but the event led to all out war against
the white settlers. Mangas Coloradas soon joined with
Cochise, as
well as
Geronimo in staving
off the white settlers.
Continued Next Page
Also See:
Apache - The Fiercest Warriors in the
Southwest
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