Downtown in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Quanah Parker
The Last Great Comanche War Chief
— (circa 1845-1911) —
Photographed By James Hulse, March 23, 2023
1. Quanah Parker Marker
Inscription.
Quanah Parker. The Last Great Comanche War Chief. Quanah was the son of Peta Nocona, a Quahadi chief, and Cynthia Ann Parker, a white woman who had been captured as a child by the Indians. In the Comanches' fierce campaigns to save the plains for the buffalo and the Indian, young Quanah soon became known as a great warrior. He was named paramount war chief for what turned out to be the Comanches' last big raid, the battle of Adobe Walls. Here, on June 27, 1874, Quanah led 700 braves against a buffalo hunters' encampment. Defeated, he and his remaining warriors were hunted relentlessly by the U.S. Cavalry. In June of 1875, to save his tribe from starvation, he surrendered at Fort Sill. As he approached the fort he dismounted, turned his horse loose, and said, "There goes the spirit of the Comanche." In peace, he served as a tribal judge and school board president, learning the white man's ways and teaching them to his people. , Sculptor: Jim Reno
Quanah was the son of Peta Nocona, a Quahadi chief, and Cynthia Ann Parker, a white woman who had been captured as a child by the Indians. In the Comanches' fierce campaigns to save the plains for the buffalo and the Indian, young Quanah soon became known as a great warrior. He was named paramount war chief for what turned out to be the Comanches' last big raid, the battle of Adobe Walls. Here, on June 27, 1874, Quanah led 700 braves against a buffalo hunters' encampment. Defeated, he and his remaining warriors were hunted relentlessly by the U.S. Cavalry. In June of 1875, to save his tribe from starvation, he surrendered at Fort Sill. As he approached the fort he dismounted, turned his horse loose, and said, "There goes the spirit of the Comanche." In peace, he served as a tribal judge and school board president, learning the white man's ways and teaching them to his people.
Sculptor: Jim Reno
Erected by Briscoe Western Art Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans. A significant historical date for this entry is June 27, 1874.
Location. 29° 25.383′ N, 98° 29.309′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of West Market Street and South Presa
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Street, on the left when traveling west on West Market Street. The marker is located along the northeast wall of the museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 West Market Street, San Antonio TX 78205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Parker, Quanah (ca. 1845–1911). Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on July 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, March 23, 2023
2. The view of the Quanah Parker statue and Marker along the walkway
Photographed By James Hulse, March 23, 2023
3. The Quanah Parker statue
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
