The Chief and Stephen Austin
Plácido befriended Stephen F. Austin in the early days of Spanish Texas Settlement. His friendship was responsible for the Tonkawa support of the Texan forces, in the Texas War for Independence. Allied with the new Republic, the Tonkawa felt secure in their central Texas home, near the Springs of the San Marcos River. They provided service to the new Republic as Army and Ranger scouts against the Caddo, Wichita, Waco, and especially against their traditional Comanche enemies.
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