Victorio
Victorio (Bidu-ya, Beduiat; ca. 1825–October 14, 1880) was a warrior and chief of the Warm Springs band of the Tchihendeh (or Chihenne, often called Mimbreño) division of the central Apaches in what is now the American states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and the Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua.
Victorio | |
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| Bidu-ya, Beduiat | |
Possibly Victorio | |
| Tchihende Apache leader | |
| Preceded by | Cuchillo Negro (Warm Springs Tchihende), Mangas Coloradas (Coppermine Tchihende) |
| Succeeded by | Nana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1825 Chihuahua, First Mexican Republic |
| Died | October 14, 1880 (aged 55) Tres Castillos, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Cause of death | Killed by Mexican soldiers during the Battle of Tres Castillos |
| Resting place | Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States |
| Mother tongue | Chiricahua |
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| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Apache Pass, Percha River, San Mateos Mountains, Animas Creek, Alma Massacre, Fort Tularosa, Aleman's Wells, Hembrillo Canyon, Quitman Canyon, Tres Castillos |
In Victorio's War from September 1879 to October 1880, Victorio led a band of Apaches, never numbering more than 200 men, in a running battle with the U.S. and Mexican armies and the civilian population of New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico, fighting two dozen skirmishes and battles. He and most of his followers were killed or captured by the Mexican army in the Battle of Tres Castillos in October 1880.
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