Capitan Chiquito: A Personal History of an Apache Chief, 1821-1919

Capitan Chiquito: A Personal History of an Apache Chief, 1821-1919

Capitan Chiquito: A Personal History of an Apache Chief, 1821-1919

Capitan Chiquito: A Personal History of an Apache Chief, 1821-1919

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Overview

Drawn from personal recollections, historical records, and biographical research, Capitan Chiquito: A Personal History of an Apache Chief, 1821–1919 relates the little-known life and career of a leader of the Aravaipa band of Apaches during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. During his nearly 100 years of life, Chief Capitan Chiquito spent time in prison with Geronimo; defended his home territory in Aravaipa Canyon from the depredations of Anglo-Americans, Mexicans, and rival Native American tribes; suffered the brutal massacre and abduction of many of his people; and ultimately won from the federal government the right to live on and cultivate his canyon homestead. He died in 1919 at the age of 98 from complications of influenza while caring for ill members of his clan.

In the opening pages, author John Paul Hartman reminisces about some of the people he has loved—and lost—during his time on the San Carlos Reservation in southeastern Arizona. His wife, Velma Bullis, great-granddaughter of Chief Capitan Chiquito; her father, Lonnie, the chief’s grandson; and many others have preceded him through “the Western portal,” departing this life. “There is nothing for me here in San Carlos now,” he writes. “It is time for me to leave . . . But before they will let me go, I have a story to tell.” As Hartman ends this work, he explains that he undertook the research and writing about his wife’s ancestor as a means of closure for his two decades of life on the San Carlos Reservation. With the care of a historian and the dedication of an enthusiast, he has followed the trail of this notable leader, affording readers a unique view of a previously little-known yet intensely revealing historical narrative.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781623499976
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Publication date: 06/13/2022
Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest , #50
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

JOHN PAUL HARTMAN is the former emergency room supervisor at the San Carlos Apache Hospital. He lives in Vail, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Foreword Karl Jacoby ix

Acknowledgments xv

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 How I Came to Live with the San Carlos Apaches 4

Chapter 2 The Invasion of Apache Lands by the Spanish Empire 15

Chapter 3 The Apache War with Mexico 24

Chapter 4 A New Invasion: The Coming of the Americans 32

Chapter 5 The Apache War against the Americans 40

Chapter 6 The Second Coming of Jesus (Elias) 48

Chapter 7 Apache Revenge and Peace Talks with the Americans 57

Chapter 8 The Battle of Skull Cave and the Mystery of the Medal of Honor 68

Chapter 9 Troubles on the San Carlos Apache Reservation and Adventures with John Clum 73

Chapter 10 Clum and Apache Scouts Capture Geronimo and Gums Resignation as San Carlos Agent 83

Chapter 11 Capitan Chiquito Returns to Aravaipa Creek 91

Chapter 12 Trouble's Name Is the Apache Kid 100

Chapter 13 The Imprisonment and Exile of Capitan Chiquito 108

Chapter 14 "He Once Rendered Valuable Service to the Government" 116

Chapter 15 Capitan Chiquito's Last Battle 124

Chapter 16 Epilogue: My Life after the Reservation (Seven Years After) 134

Appendix 1 Genealogy of Capitan Chiquito's Descendants 137

Appendix 2 Timeline of Events in the Life of Capitan Chiquito 139

Notes 145

Bibliography 155

Index 161

Color illustrations follow page 76.

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