Comancheria

For the film previously named Comancheria, see Hell or High Water (2016 film).
Comancheria
Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ (Comanche)
The development of Comancheria from 1770 to 1850. Depicted are the shifting core territories of the Comanche, their zones of control, and their extensive raiding zone which extended from Texas and New Mexico deep into Mexico
The development of Comancheria from 1770 to 1850. Depicted are the shifting core territories of the Comanche, their zones of control, and their extensive raiding zone which extended from Texas and New Mexico deep into Mexico
Common languagesComanche language
Today part ofUnited States

The Comancheria or Comanchería (Comanche: Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ, 'Comanche land') was a region of New Mexico, west Texas and nearby areas occupied by the Comanche before the 1860s. Historian Pekka Hämäläinen has argued that the Comancheria formed an empire at its peak, and this view has been echoed by other non-Comanche historians.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Hämäläinen, Pekka (2010). The Politics of Grass: European Expansion, Ecological Change, and Indigenous Power in the Southwest Borderlands. William and Mary Quarterly. pp. 173–208.
  2. ^ Montgomery, Lindsay M. (2019). "Nomadic economics: The logic and logistics of Comanche imperialism in New Mexico". Journal of Social Archaeology. 19 (3): 333–355. doi:10.1177/1469605319859667. hdl:10150/633792. S2CID 199178641.
  3. ^ Tutino, John (2013). "4. Globalizing the Comanche Empire". History and Theory. 52: 67–74. doi:10.1111/hith.10656.