Back Taza (cabdill apatxe) Catalan Taza (intiaanipäällikkö) Finnish Taza (chef chiricahua) French Taza (apačiai) Lithuanian
Tah-ze | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Chief_Taza_at_CC_no_QR.JPG) Grave of Taza | |
| Born | c. birth year – c. 1843 Chiricahua country |
| Died | September 26, 1876 Washington D.C. |
| Buried | Congressional Cemetery, Washington D.C. |
| Allegiance | Chiricahua Apache Indians |
| Years of service | 1860–1876 |
| Rank | Chief or Leader of Chiricahua Apaches |
| Battles / wars | Apache Wars |
| Relations | Cochise (father) |
Taza (also Tazi; Tazhe; Tah-ze; Tahzi; Tahzay; Tazhay) (c. 1843 – 26 September 1876) was the son of Cochise, leader of the Chihuicahui local group of the Chokonen and principal chief of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache. His mother Dos-teh-seh (“Something-at-the-campfire-already-cooked”), was the daughter of Mangas Coloradas, leader of the Copper Mines and last leader of the Mimbreños local groups of the Chihenne band and principal chief of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apache.[1]
- ^ Thrapp, Dan L. (1 June 1991). Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography: A-F. U of Nebraska Press. p. 291. ISBN 0-8032-9418-2.