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The History of the Abriache Indians: A Jumanos Tribe

By: Thomas N. Campbell

Published: 1976

Updated: June 1, 1995

The Abriache (Abriade) Indians, who are generally considered to be Jumanos, lived in the vicinity of present Presidio during the late sixteenth century. Their settlements seem to have been along the south bank of the Rio Grande, but they must have crossed to the north bank on occasion. The Abriaches disappeared during the seventeenth century.

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Bibliography:

J. Charles Kelley, "The Historic Indian Pueblos of La Junta de Los Rios," New Mexico Historical Review 27, 28 (October 1952, January 1953). William W. Newcomb, The Indians of Texas (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1961). Carl Sauer, The Distribution of Aboriginal Tribes and Languages in Northwestern Mexico (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1934).

The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Thomas N. Campbell, “Abriache Indians,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 19, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/abriache-indians.

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Original Publication Date:
1976
Most Recent Revision Date:
June 1, 1995

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