Fighting, 1700-1800
Between 1700 and 1750, the Comanche mostly resided in the central plains of eastern Colorado and western Kansas, between the Platte and Arkansas Rivers. From here they fought not only with the Spanish, Ute and Apache, but with most of the tribes of the central plains. It is believed that contact with Europeans was made when Comanches accompanied the Ute to a trade fair in Taos, around 1700. The Comanche could ride faster and farther than almost anyone. They could do tricks on horseback that no one else could do. They would slide to the back or the side of the horse. The Spanish tried to move into Comanche territory but they could not defeat the Comanche. The Comanche attacked settlers, stole horses, cattle, women and children. They were not peaceful neighbors. Early Texans defeated the Comanche by tricking them with a white flag. The Comanche were forced to live on reservations
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