COMANCHES vs APACHES: La brutal guerra por el control del Oeste
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Before Texas was Texas, Comanches and various Apache tribes had already been fighting for over a century for horses, territory, trade routes, and control of the Great Plains.
In 1839, Lipan Apache warriors advanced alongside Texas Rangers to attack a Comanche encampment. But to understand how two former enemies ended up fighting alongside Texans, we must go back more than 130 years.
From the arrival of the Comanches on the southern plains to the destruction of San Sabá, the Spanish expedition of Ortiz Parrilla, the Battle of Sierra Blanca, and the shifting alliances between Apaches, Comanches, Spain, Mexico, and Texas, this is the story of a rivalry that transformed the West long before the great American expansion.
In this documentary, you'll discover how the horse shifted the balance of power on the plains, why some Apache groups sought Spanish aid, how Spain ultimately made a pact with the Comanches, and why a battle in 1787 was recorded in an extraordinary pictograph drawn by a Comanche warrior.
Do you think Spain was right to rely on the Comanches to fight the Apaches? Let me know in the comments.
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Primary Sources:
Library of Congress — Comanche diagram of the Battle of Sierra Blanca, 1787
Library of Congress Magazine — Comanche Eyewitness to History
National Park Service — Lipan Apache / Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá
Texas State Historical Association — Lipan Apache Indians / Spanish Texas / Santa Cruz de San Sabá
This documentary uses audiovisual recreations to depict historical events for which no original film footage exists.
#Comanches #Apaches #UnknownAmerica
00:00 Texas, 1839: Apaches and Rangers vs. Comanches
01:52 1706: The Arrival of the Comanches
03:18 The War for Horses
05:51 The Apache Defeat and the Comanche Advance
06:53 The Lipan Seeks New Allies
09:09 Spain Builds San Sabá
10:16 1758: The Attack on San Sabá
11:53 Spain Prepares Its Revenge
13:01 Twin Villages: The Defeat of Ortiz Parrilla
15:28 Spain Changes Strategy
16:00 1785: Spain Allies with the Comanches
16:30 Hisampampi and the War Against the Apaches
17:12 Sierra Blanca and the Extraordinary Comanche Map
17:58 1790: Arroyo de la Solitude
19:24 Mexico, Texas, and a New Balance
20:40 Return to Texas, 1839
22:26 The Plains World Begins to Disappear
24:13 Conclusion
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COMANCHES vs APACHES: La brutal guerra por el control del Oeste
América Desconocida
50,071 views
Before Texas was Texas, Comanches and various Apache tribes had already been fighting for over a century for horses, territory, trade routes, and control of the Great Plains.
In 1839, Lipan Apache warriors advanced alongside Texas Rangers to attack a Comanche encampment. But to understand how two former enemies ended up fighting alongside Texans, we must go back more than 130 years.
From the arrival of the Comanches on the southern plains to the destruction of San Sabá, the Spanish expedition of Ortiz Parrilla, the Battle of Sierra Blanca, and the shifting alliances between Apaches, Comanches, Spain, Mexico, and Texas, this is the story of a rivalry that transformed the West long before the great American expansion.
In this documentary, you'll discover how the horse shifted the balance of power on the plains, why some Apache groups sought Spanish aid, how Spain ultimately made a pact with the Comanches, and why a battle in 1787 was recorded in an extraordinary pictograph drawn by a Comanche warrior.
Do you think Spain was right to rely on the Comanches to fight the Apaches? Let me know in the comments.
Subscribe to Unknown America to discover the stories, peoples, wars, and civilizations that shaped the American continent.
Primary Sources:
Library of Congress — Comanche diagram of the Battle of Sierra Blanca, 1787
Library of Congress Magazine — Comanche Eyewitness to History
National Park Service — Lipan Apache / Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá
Texas State Historical Association — Lipan Apache Indians / Spanish Texas / Santa Cruz de San Sabá
This documentary uses audiovisual recreations to depict historical events for which no original film footage exists.
#Comanches #Apaches #UnknownAmerica
00:00 Texas, 1839: Apaches and Rangers vs. Comanches
01:52 1706: The Arrival of the Comanches
03:18 The War for Horses
05:51 The Apache Defeat and the Comanche Advance
06:53 The Lipan Seeks New Allies
09:09 Spain Builds San Sabá
10:16 1758: The Attack on San Sabá
11:53 Spain Prepares Its Revenge
13:01 Twin Villages: The Defeat of Ortiz Parrilla
15:28 Spain Changes Strategy
16:00 1785: Spain Allies with the Comanches
16:30 Hisampampi and the War Against the Apaches
17:12 Sierra Blanca and the Extraordinary Comanche Map
17:58 1790: Arroyo de la Solitude
19:24 Mexico, Texas, and a New Balance
20:40 Return to Texas, 1839
22:26 The Plains World Begins to Disappear
24:13 Conclusion