( Public Domain)īy the 1860s, the Americans had enough of a presence in the region to mount more forceful challenges against the Comanche. For a time.Ī Comanche warrior named "Ako" and his horse, photographed 1892. Also, the Comanche were fiercely resisting Europeans encroachment on their territory. The late Howard Zinn said in his book A People’s History of the United States that the Dutch introduced scalping to the New World. The Comanche have been criticized for their brutality, but in many cases, it was no worse than what some Europeans were doing. Comanche torture was described as brutal and included burning people. They also tortured captives, some accounts say. ( Public Domain) Comanche Wars, Comanche Tortureīy many accounts, the Comanche were merciless in war, killing all adult male captives, killing babies and abducting children between the ages of 3 to 10. Gwynne, both coasts of the United States were settled before the central region primarily because of the Comanche.Ī group of Comanche watch on a caravan travelling through a Trans Pecos valley in West Texas (1850) by Lee Arthur Tracy. According to a story on NPR.com featuring author S.C. They killed or forced out Pueblo, Apache, and Jumano Indians in the southern Plains.Ĭomanche warriors kept the Spanish from moving farther north in Texas and they kept the French from moving farther west from Louisiana. In the case of the Comanche, it’s different, at least for a time. Usually, the history of Native American tribes when they interact with Europeans is a tale of domination, slavery, displacement, and death-of the Indians.
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