Victorio.

Victorio (Bidu-ya, Beduiat; c. 1825 – October 14, 1880) was a warrior and chief of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apaches in what is now New Mexico. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (992x784, 144 KB)Screen grab from Terraserver. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (992x784, 144 KB)Screen grab from Terraserver. ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Apachean tribes ca. ... // It has been suggested that Traditional Apache scout be merged into this article or section. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ...

Biography

He grew up in the Chihenne band (sometimes called Eastern Chiricahua). There have been persistent rumors by non-Apaches that Victorio was part Mexican, but there is no actual evidence or reputable oral history to support this claim. There was also some speculation by non-Apaches that he or his band had Navajo kinship ties and was known by them as "he who checks his horse". Victorio's sister was the famous woman warrior Lozen ("Dextrous Horse Thief"). Apachean tribes ca. ... Lozen Lozen was the sister of the Chihenne-Chiricahua Apache chief, Victorio (akas: Bidu-ya; Beduiat). ...

In 1853 he was considered a chief or sub chief by the U.S. Army and signed a document. In his twenties, he began to ride with Geronimo and other Apache leaders. As was the custom, he became the leader of a band of Chiricahuas (sometimes also called Warm Springs or Mimbres) and Mescaleros and fought against the Army. From 1870 to 1886, Victorio and/or his band were moved to and/or left at least 3 different reservations, some more than once. His main request was to live on his traditional land. The Ojo Caliente reservation was located in their traditional territory. Victorio and his band were moved to San Carlos Reservation in Arizona Territory in 1877. He and his followers immediately bolted along with other Apache bands. Victorio was fairly successful at raiding and evading capture by the military. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Geronimo Geronimo (Chiricahua Goyaałé One Who Yawns; often spelled Goyathlay in English) (June 16, 1829–February 17, 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who warred against the encroachment of the United States on his tribal lands and people for over 25 years. ... Gorgonia, Mescalero Medicine Man This article is about the Native American tribe; for other uses of the word see Mescalero (disambiguation). ... The San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, in southeastern Arizona, United States, was established in 1871, and is home to a conglomeration of Apache tribes relocated there from traditional Apache homelands in Arizona and New Mexico. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Victorio was credited with leading the "Alma massacre" involving a raid on United States settlers' homes around Alma, New Mexico in April 1880. During the event several settlers were killed, and Victorio's warriors were fended off by the arrival of U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bayard.^[1] Alma, New Mexico is located in Catron County, New Mexico, north of Glenwood and south of Reserve. ... Alma, New Mexico is located in Catron County, New Mexico, north of Glenwood and south of Reserve. ...

In October 1880 while moving along the Rio Grande in northern Mexico, Victorio and his band were surrounded and killed by soldiers of the Mexican army at Tres Castillos, in the municipality of Coyame, Mexican state of Chihuahua. Only some women and children escaped with their lives and ended up being sent with Geronimo to Florida, Alabama and Oklahoma. Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Chihuahua (disambiguation). ...

Victorio in current culture

In the 1953 film Hondo starring John Wayne, an Apache chief named Vittoro, possibly based on the real-life Victorio, is a major character. The character of Sierra Charriba in Sam Peckinpah's film Major Dundee (1965), played by Michael Pate, was based off of Victorio. Turner Network Television made the movie "Buffalo Soldiers" (1997) which features Victorio. It starred Danny Glover, Lamont Bentley and was directed by Charles Haid. Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hondo is a western film starring John Wayne. ... David Samuel Sam Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director who achieved iconic status following the release of his 1969 Western epic The Wild Bunch. ... Major Dundee was a 1965 Western film written by Harry Julian Fink and directed by Sam Peckinpah. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ... Danny Lebern Glover[1] (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. ... Lamont Bentley (1973-2005) Artimus Lamont Bentley (October 25, 1973 – January 18, 2005) was an American television and film actor. ... Charles Maurice Haid III (born June 2, 1943 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor and director, who has worked in both movies and television. ...

In April 1980, Earth First!, led by activist David Foreman, erected a monument near Alma, New Mexico in the Gila Wilderness to honor Victorio's April 28, 1860 raid on the Cooney mining camp near Mogollon, New Mexico. There is a monument erected in 2003 in Chihuahua City, México, at the main Plaza commemorating him since he is considered a Chihuahuan. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The symbol of Earth First!: a Monkey wrench and stone hammer Earth First! is a radical environmentalist organization[1] that emerged in the USA, in the great southwestern desert during the spring of 1980. ... Dave Foreman (born 1947) is a US environmentalist and co-founder of the radical environmental movement Earth First! The son of a US Air Force career officer, as a young man Foreman was influenced by the writings of Ayn Rand and supported the Vietnam War. ... Alma, New Mexico is located in Catron County, New Mexico, north of Glenwood and south of Reserve. ... Gila Wilderness was designated the worlds first wilderness area on 1924-06-03 and covers a total of 558,014 acres (2258 km²).[1] Along with Aldo Leopold Wilderness and Blue Range Wilderness, it is part of New Mexicos Gila National Forest. ... Mogollon, New Mexico, is a former mining town located in the Mogollon Mountains in Catron County, New Mexico, in the United States. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Chihuahua (disambiguation). ... Mexico or, in Spanish, México, is: Mexico, a federal republic in North America Mexico City, that countrys capital city Mexican Federal District, the federal district containing that capital city Estado de México (State of Mexico), one of that republics 31 constituent states Mexico is also the...

Victorio appeared in some episodes of Tex. Tex Willer is a Italian comics series featuring the character of the same name, created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on September 30, 1948. ...

References

• Thrapp, Dan L. (1974). Victorio and the Mimbres Apaches. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-1076-7. 
• Leckie, William H. (1967). The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Negro Cavalry in the West. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. LCCN 67-15571. 
• Kaywaykla, James (1972). in Eva Ball: In the Days of Victorio: Recollections of a Warm Springs Apache. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. LCCN 73-101103. 
• Franciscan Fathers [1910] (1968). An Ethnologic Dictionary of the Navaho Language. St. Michaels, Arizona, USA: St. Michael's Press.  page 127