Comanches

The Comanche called themselves "The People." Others usually referred to them as their enemies, "Those who always fight us." A single generation of warriors at the turn of the eighteenth century managed to acquire and master not just the horse, but the art of horse raising and more importantly, horseback fighting. The Comanche Nation held the center of this map and dominated, virtually owned, everything and body around it.

Comancheria

Click on the forts for information about visiting hours and services provided by local communities. Click on the cross swords (X) for accounts of some of the most important battles on the Comancheria. Click on the names written at an angle for road trips.