And another noteworthy fellow
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/mares-joseThese guys saw some stuff!!!!
The ol’ Taovaya indians up on the Red River continually pop up all thru the colonial period. Their main village was there on the Red around present "Spanish Fort" Texas. Although there was no Spanish , or French, or any garrison there. There was a reported brreastwork the Taovaya had built around their main village.
It was here that Commandant Parilla led his ill-fated punitive expedition against the "Norteños" for their destruction and martyring of the priest at the Mission way down on the San Saba, river three leagues east of the Presidio discussed earlier in the thread.
One note from the battle in Parilla’s report was of a native cancique (chieftan) well mounted and armed with French fusils, accompanied by about five "loaders" on foot who assured their chief never had an empty musket!!!
