Apaches at War and Peace: The Janos Presidio, 1750-1858

This is the story of the Chiricahua Apaches on the northern frontier of New Spain from 1750 to 1858, especially those within the region of the Janos presidio in northwestern Chihuahua. Using previously untapped archives in Spain, Mexico, & the United States, William Griffen relates how Apache raids & other hostilities were the norm until Bernardo de Galvez, viceroy of New Spain, encouraged the Apaches to settle near presidios. By 1790 some Apaches were in residence at Janos, & intermittent periods of peace & conflict ensued until Mexican independence brought more radical changes in Indian policy (such as the state of Sonora's offer of bounties for Indian scalps). Griffen explores issues of changing Indian policy, Indian-Mexican relations, & the entry of the United States onto the scene after its invasion of Mexico. For this reprint he includes a new preface discussing recent research issues. "A landmark work that is sure to become a standard source for the story of Apaches in Northern Mexico." - ETHNOHISTORY. "A solidly researched study that adds to our knowledge of Indian relations on the Spanish borderland frontier." - AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW. William B. Griffen is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University & the author of UTMOST GOOD FAITH: PATTERNS OF APACHE-MEXICAN HOSTILITIES IN NORTHERN CHIHUAHUA BORDER WARFARE, 1821-1848.Griffen, William B. is the author of 'Apaches at War and Peace: The Janos Presidio, 1750-1858' with ISBN 9780826311092 and ISBN 0826311091.