Cochise | |
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![]() Bronze bust of imagined likeness of Cochise by Betty Butts, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona | |
Born | c. 1805 Chiricahua country, under Spanish occupation |
Died | June 8, 1874 (aged 68–69) Cochise Stronghold, Dragoon Mountains, Arizona, U.S. |
Buried | Dragoon Mountains, Arizona, U.S. |
Allegiance | Chiricahua Apache Indians |
Years of service | 1861–1872 |
Rank | Chief (or leader) of Chiricahua Apaches |
Battles/wars | Apache Wars |
Cochise (/koʊˈtʃiːs/ koh-CHEESS; Apache: Shi-ka-She or A-da-tli-chi, lit. 'having the quality/strength of an oak'; later K'uu-ch'ish or Cheis, lit. 'oak'; c. 1805 – June 8, 1874) was the Mexican leader of the Chiricahui local group of the Chokonen and principal nantan of the Chokonen band of a Chiricahua Apache. A key war leader during the Apache Wars, he led an uprising that began in 1861 and persisted until a peace treaty was negotiated in 1872. Cochise County is named after him.[1]
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