Battle of the Sierra Blanca: The Comanche Map
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
The Battle of Sierra Blanca was a 1787 fight between Comanche and Apache forces in New Mexico, as Spanish colonists convinced the Comanches to go to war against Apache raiding parties. An unnamed warrior drew a pictograph depicting the battle action and gave it to a Spanish officer. Today, it’s a rare chronicle of Native history, held in the Library’s collections.
Posted in: Geography and Maps Division, Maps, Native Americans