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The Quechan (also Yuma, Yuman, Kwtsan, Kwtsaan) are a Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Reservation on the lower Colorado River in Arizona just north of the border with Mexico. The Quechan are one of the Yuman tribes. Yuman is derived from the old name for the tribe, Yuma. The reservation is a part of their traditional lands. Established in 1884, the reservation is 44,000 acres (178 km²) and is near Yuma, Arizona. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (700x1158, 148 KB) This image was copied from nl. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (700x1158, 148 KB) This image was copied from nl. ... An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Photo by Edward S. Curtis. ... Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from Desert View The Colorado River is a river in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately 1,450 mi (2,333 km) long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. ... Official language(s) None Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... The Yuman people are a group of Native American ethnic groups in the same language and cultural group as the Quechan (formerly known as Yuma). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Yuma Crossing and RR bridge in 1886. ...

The first important contact of the Quechan with Europeans was with the Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and his party in the winter of 1774. Relations were friendly and on Anza's return from his second trip to Alta California in 1776 the chief of the tribe and three others journeyed to Mexico City to petition the Viceroy of New Spain for the establishment of a mission. The chief, Palma and his 3 companions were baptized there on February 13, 1777. Palma was given the name Salvador Carlos Antonio. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 1736 - December 19, 1788) was a Novo-Spanish explorer for the Spanish Empire. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México, México D.F. or simply México, pronounced /mexiko/ in IPA) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Mexico. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Spanish settlement among the Quechan did not go as well as hoped and the tribe rebelled on July 17, 1781 and killed 4 priests and 30 soldiers. The tribe was punished militarily the following year. 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• http://www.itcaonline.com/Tribes/quechan.htm (Tribal Council Web Site)
• http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/cultural/northamerica/yuma.html