Comanches

/kəˈmænʃiz/ noun

Definition

A Native American people originally from the Great Plains who were known as skilled horsemen and hunters.

Etymology

From Spanish 'Comanche,' which came from the Ute word 'komántcia' meaning 'those who want to fight me' or 'the one who wants to fight.' The Spanish encountered and named them during colonial expansion into the Southwest.

Kelly Says

The Comanches were so skilled at horsemanship that they essentially created the horse culture of the American West—they bred and trained horses with such expertise that European settlers called them 'the finest light cavalry in the world.'

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