▁Apache ▁dependent ▁( there by ▁pla c ating ▁them ), ▁giving ▁them ▁older ▁fire ar ms ▁and ▁liqu or ▁r ations ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁colonial ▁government ▁( this ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁" G al vez ▁Peace ▁Policy "). ▁After ▁Mexico ▁gained ▁independence ▁from ▁Spain ▁and ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁this ▁territory , ▁it ▁ended ▁the ▁practice , ▁perhaps ▁lack ing ▁the ▁resources ▁( and / or ▁possibly ▁the ▁will ) ▁to ▁continue ▁it . ▁The ▁various ▁Ch ir ic ah ua ▁bands ▁res umed ▁ra iding ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁to ▁ac quire ▁what ▁they ▁wanted ▁after ▁the ▁Mex icans ▁stopped ▁s elling ▁these ▁goods ▁to ▁them . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Mexican ▁government ▁began ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁military ▁operations ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁ra iding ▁by ▁the ▁Ch ir ic ah ua , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁fought ▁to ▁a ▁stand st ill ▁by ▁the ▁Apache . ▁C och ise ' s ▁father ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁fighting . ▁C och ise ▁deep ened ▁his ▁resolve ▁and ▁the ▁Ch ir ic ah ua ▁Apache ▁purs ued ▁ven ge ance ▁against ▁the ▁Mex icans . ▁Mexican ▁forces ▁captured ▁C och ise ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁during ▁an ▁Apache ▁ra id ▁on ▁F ron ter as , ▁Son ora , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁ex changed ▁for ▁nearly ▁a ▁dozen ▁Mexican ▁prisoners . ▁ ▁Border ▁t ensions ▁and ▁fighting ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁early ▁Spanish ▁colon ization ▁around ▁ 1 6 0 0 , ▁the ▁Apache ▁in ▁their