GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.049144000000
Longitude: -95.576882000000
Longitude: -95.576882000000
County:
- Brazoria
Date:
April 1835
Time Period:
Description:
A party of merchants is fired upon by seven Tonkawas near Brazoria. One Indian is killed.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Citation:
“Unfortunate Occurrence,” The Texas Republican, May 2, 1835.
Tonkawa Indians Original Title: Tancahues: peuplade miserable des cotes du Texas
Image Type: Watercolor and ink on paper
Creator: Lino Sánchez y Tapia after José María Sánchez y Tapia
Collection: Thomas W. Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Image Citation:
Berlandier, Jean Louis, The Indians of Texas in 1830. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Press, 1969, Plate 5
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.049144000000
Longitude: -95.576882000000
Longitude: -95.576882000000
County:
- Brazoria
Date:
April 1835
Event Description:
A party of merchants is fired upon by seven Tonkawas near Brazoria. One Indian is killed.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Tonkawas
Gender:
male
Citation:
“Unfortunate Occurrence,” The Texas Republican, May 2, 1835.
Tonkawa Indians Original Title: Tancahues: peuplade miserable des cotes du Texas
Image Type: Watercolor and ink on paper
Creator: Lino Sánchez y Tapia after José María Sánchez y Tapia
Collection: Thomas W. Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Image Citation:
Berlandier, Jean Louis, The Indians of Texas in 1830. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Press, 1969, Plate 5