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A New History of Old Texas

Apache Empire

A New History of Old Texas

Brandon Seale

Arts, Cabeza De Vaca, The Alamo, Battle Of Medina, San Antonio Missions, Texas, Mexico, Gutierrez-magee, Education, Comanches, Apaches, Society & Culture, San Antonio, Courses, Philosophy, History

2.4686 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Episode 3 of Brandon Seale's podcast on the Lipan Apaches. Thanks to the horse, Plains Apaches expand their influence over an increasingly broad swath of the Great Plains and Northern Mexico. In the course of one remarkable generation, they drive the Spanish out of New Mexico and absorb their old Jumano rivals, despite an epic last-ditch effort by Jumano Captain Juan Sabeata to frustrate them. Selected Bibliography Alonso, Gorka. Apachería. Anderson, Gary Clayton. The Indian Southwest, 1580...

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0:00.0

Welcome to Lippon to Lippon Apocalypse. Episode 3, Apache Empire.

0:22.0

I'm Brandon Seal.

0:32.5

Jose Medina Gonzalez Davila, a scholar of the Lipan Apaches, interviewed an old-time Caporal on a South Texas ranch in 2010.

0:41.4

The Caparal remembered working with Lipanez back in his younger days in the 1950s, again, another reminder of Lipon non-extinction.

0:45.1

And he remembered how remarkable they were to watch on horseback.

0:47.4

When they rode, he said, quote,

0:52.3

"'Parese that they seemed to just be floating.' They even walked different.

0:54.3

Most cowhands, the old Caporal said,

0:56.6

walked kind of bow-legged and ragged their heels.

1:00.0

But Lipane's, quote, walk on their tiptoes almost, end quote.

1:04.2

Quote, ni ruido asin los cabrones.

1:06.7

They don't even make a sound, end quote.

1:09.2

And even when they sat, they sat almost coiled like rattlesnakes,

1:12.8

like cascabelles enroscadas, ready to bite.

1:16.9

Quote,

1:17.7

son cabrones these indios.

1:19.4

Some bien agressive.

1:21.0

Si, some bien distinct, end quote.

1:24.2

They're aggressive, he said.

1:25.6

They're just different.

1:29.3

Lipane's always had an aura about them. Maybe it's what made them such naturally good horsemen.

1:35.8

If you'll recall from the opening of season five of this podcast, they believed that the horse was made for them.

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