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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ApacheApache - Wikipedia

    Historically, the Apache homelands have consisted of high mountains, sheltered and watered valleys, deep canyons, deserts, and the southern Great Plains, including areas in what is now Eastern Arizona, Northern Mexico ( Sonora and Chihuahua) and New Mexico, West Texas, and Southern Colorado.

  2. Jun 30, 2024 · Apache, an Indigenous North American group which, under such leaders as Cochise, Mangas Coloradas, Geronimo, and Victorio, figured largely in the history of the Southwest during the latter half of the 19th century. The Apache name is probably derived from a Spanish transliteration of ápachu, the term for “enemy” in Zuñi.

  3. Sep 19, 2022 · And any mention of that name immediately conjures up images of the last gasp of Native American control of the Western Frontier. Geronimo, to be sure, was one of the most effective leaders in the...

  4. Western Apache people. Seal of the San Carlos Apache tribe. The Western Apache are a subgroup of the Apache Native American people, who live primarily in east central Arizona, in the United States and north of Mexico in the states of Sonora and Chihuahua. Most live within reservations.

  5. Jun 5, 2023 · A band of Apaches. Were the Apaches as tough as they were portrayed? Hutton writes that Crook called the Apaches “the tigers of the human race.” They were incredibly rugged warriors and could...

  6. Feb 12, 2023 · Apache Relations With Spain, Mexico, and the United States. The Spanish first discovered Apache tribes in 1540 as a result of the Coronado expedition. However, Apache did not have to deal with settlers on their land until Juan de Oñate entered the Pueblo country in what is now New Mexico.

  7. www.britannica.com › summary › Apache-peopleApache summary | Britannica

    Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Apache . Apache, North American Indians of the southwestern U.S. Their name comes from a Zuñi word meaning “enemy.”. Most Apache live on five reservations in Arizona and New Mexico.