GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.364401000000
Longitude: -98.895773000000
Longitude: -98.895773000000
County:
- Medina
Date:
Mid-May 1846
Time Period:
Description:
After stealing horses from a ranger company, a party of eleven Wichita (Tawakoni) Indians is pursued and overtaken at the Medina River. Three are killed.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register, May 27, 1846
Wichita Indian Original Title: Wee-tá-ra-shá-ro, Head Chief of the Tribe
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/wee-ta-ra-sha-ro-head-chief-tribe-4451
Image Accessed: April 9, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.364401000000
Longitude: -98.895773000000
Longitude: -98.895773000000
County:
- Medina
Date:
Mid-May 1846
Event Description:
After stealing horses from a ranger company, a party of eleven Wichita (Tawakoni) Indians is pursued and overtaken at the Medina River. Three are killed.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Wichitas
- Tawakonis
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register, May 27, 1846
Wichita Indian Original Title: Wee-tá-ra-shá-ro, Head Chief of the Tribe
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/wee-ta-ra-sha-ro-head-chief-tribe-4451
Image Accessed: April 9, 2019