Barboncito
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- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American Indian History
Article abstract: Barboncito was a major war chief during the 1863-1866 Navajo War, and he signed the 1868 treaty establishing the Navajo Reservation{$INavajo Reservation;establishment of}.
At the age of twenty-six, Barboncito agreed to terms of friendship with whites when he signed a treaty with the American representative to the New Mexico territory during the Mexican War. Barboncito came to the attention of American army officers when, in April of 1860, he joined forces with Manuelito on the attack of Fort Defiance. After the skirmish, Barboncito and his...
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