Cochise

Tribal chief, Military Person

1805 – 1874

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Who was Cochise?

Cochise was leader of the Chihuicahui local group of the Chokonen and principal chief of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache and the leader of an uprising that began in 1861. Cochise County, Arizona is named after him.

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Born
1805
New Spain
Ethnicity
  • Chiricahua
  • Apache
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Arizona
  • New Mexico
Died
Jun 8, 1874
New Mexico Territory

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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