jan 1, 1779 - Governor Anza Leads Expidition Aginst Comanches

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With around 800 men and 2,500 horses, Anza "led an expedition from New Mexico through Colorado and across the Arkansas River to engage the Comanches under the command of Chief Cuerno Verde. Cornering the said chief near Rye, Colorado, the campaign killed him and several other head men, which eventually precipitated the longest lasting peace treaty ever signed by the Comanches and any of the governments of Spain, Mexico, or the United States."

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