Leader of the Chihuicahui and Principal Chief of the Chokonen band of Chiricahua, born 1805.
Cochise's father was killed by Mexican raiders which fuelled his determination to defend his people. In 1848 he was captured by the Mexicans but released i
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"I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures."
He was born Goyaa
