GeoCoords:
Latitude: 28.736806000000
Longitude: -99.163897000000
Longitude: -99.163897000000
County:
- Frio
Date:
June, 1849
Time Period:
Description:
Seven Mexicans teamsters employed by the U.S. Army are killed by Comanches on the Leona River, sixty miles southwest of San Antonio. One escapes.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register, July 5, 1849
Comanches on Horses Original Title: Comanche Feats of Horsemanship
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834-1835
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/comanche-feats-horsemanship-4004
Image Accessed: April 9, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 28.736806000000
Longitude: -99.163897000000
Longitude: -99.163897000000
County:
- Frio
Date:
June, 1849
Event Description:
Seven Mexicans teamsters employed by the U.S. Army are killed by Comanches on the Leona River, sixty miles southwest of San Antonio. One escapes.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Comanches
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register, July 5, 1849
Comanches on Horses Original Title: Comanche Feats of Horsemanship
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834-1835
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/comanche-feats-horsemanship-4004
Image Accessed: April 9, 2019