<P> Although several Indian tribes occupied territory in the area , the preeminent nation was the Comanche , known as the `` Lords of the Plains . '' Their territory , the Comancheria , was the most powerful entity and persistently hostile to the Spanish , the Mexicans , and finally , the Texans . This article covers the conflicts from 1820 , just before Mexico gained independence from Spain , until 1875 , when the last free band of Plains Indians , the Comanches led by Quahadi warrior Quanah Parker , surrendered and moved to the Fort Sill reservation in Oklahoma . </P>
<P> Although several Indian tribes occupied territory in the area , the preeminent nation was the Comanche , known as the `` Lords of the Plains . '' Their territory , the Comancheria , was the most powerful entity and persistently hostile to the Spanish , the Mexicans , and finally , the Texans . This article covers the conflicts from 1820 , just before Mexico gained independence from Spain , until 1875 , when the last free band of Plains Indians , the Comanches led by Quahadi warrior Quanah Parker , surrendered and moved to the Fort Sill reservation in Oklahoma . </P>
when did the indian warfare on the texas frontier end
when did the indian warfare on the texas frontier end
1875
1875