GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.274852000000
Longitude: -97.762639000000
Longitude: -97.762639000000
County:
- Travis
Date:
January 21, 1841
Time Period:
Description:
James Smith, chief justice of Travis County, is killed by Comanches while searching for hogs in the woods outside of Austin. His son, Fayette, is captured, but ransomed in New Mexico a few months later.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Col. Wilson T. Davidson, “A Comanche Prisoner in 1841,” Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. 45, pp. 335-42.
Comanche Indian Original Title: His-oo-sán-chees, Little Spaniard, a Warrior (Comanche)
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/his-oo-san-chees-little-spaniard-warrior-4213
Image Accessed: April 9, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.274852000000
Longitude: -97.762639000000
Longitude: -97.762639000000
County:
- Travis
Date:
January 21, 1841
Event Description:
James Smith, chief justice of Travis County, is killed by Comanches while searching for hogs in the woods outside of Austin. His son, Fayette, is captured, but ransomed in New Mexico a few months later.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Comanches
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Col. Wilson T. Davidson, “A Comanche Prisoner in 1841,” Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. 45, pp. 335-42.
Comanche Indian Original Title: His-oo-sán-chees, Little Spaniard, a Warrior (Comanche)
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/his-oo-san-chees-little-spaniard-warrior-4213
Image Accessed: April 9, 2019