Baishan (Apache)

Baishan
Black Knife, painting by John Mix Stanley, 1846.[1]
Tchihende Apache leader
Personal details
Bornc. 1796
Died1857 (aged 60–61)
Known forprincipal chief of the Warm Spring Tchihende (Mimbreño Apache) and second-ranking chief of the Tchihende (Mimbreño Apache) after Mangas Coloradas
Nickname(s)Black Knife, Cuchillo Negro, Knife

Baishan, Spanish name Cuchillo Negro (Black Knife) (c. 1796 – May 24, 1857), was a Tchihende (Mimbres) Apache chieftain, of the Warm Springs Apache Band during the 1830s to 1850s.

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