USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the early 19th century, Lipan Apache primarily lived in south and west Texas, south of the Colorado River to the Gulf of Mexico and east to the Rio Grande. To resist their enemies the Comanche and the Mexicans, the Lipan Apache allied with the Republic of Texas in the 1830s.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Lipan returned to Texas in the early 19th century after Mexican Independence taking advantage of the new republic’s inability to control them. Their new range was south Texas and west to the Pecos River, and the northern Coahuila and North Eastern Chihuahua.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Apache traditionally lived in the Southern Great Plains including Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. They are closely related to the Navajo Indians. The Apache lived in two types of traditional homes; wikiups and teepees.

Detailed explanation-4: -The several branches of Apache tribes occupied an area extending from the Arkansas River to Northern Mexico and from Central Texas to Central Arizona. Generally, the Apaches are divided into Eastern and Western, with the Rio Grande serving as the dividing line.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Apache maintained a presence in northern Mexico in subsequent decades, but the Lipan and Mescalero were often found in the region of south and Central Texas, particularly on the Nueces, the San Antonio, and Guadalupe river areas as well as the Colorado.