CHIEF PLáCIDO
Name: Chief Placido
Born: 1780
Died: 1862
Placido (born c. late 1780s early 1790s- died 1862) was a Native American War
Chief and Head Chief of the Tonkawa Indians. Placido was the major chief of the
Tonkawa Indians in Texas during Spanish rule, Mexican rule, the Republic of
Texas, and finally, the United States. His rule of his tribe stretched from the
early and mid 19th Century.
A friend of Stephen F. Austin, he assisted him first against the Mexicans, and
then against his traditional enemies, the Comanche. He is famous for his stands
with the Rangers at the Battle of Plum Creek and 18 years later, at the Battle
of Little Robe Creek. Forgotten by the people he had sacrificed so much to
protect, Placido and over half his tribe were slaughtered, or died fleeing back
to Texas, by a coalition of Plains Tribes on the Reservation in 1862. He was the
last Major Chief of the Tonkawa.
Name: Chief Placido
Born: 1780
Died: 1862
Placido (born c. late 1780s early 1790s- died 1862) was a Native American War
Chief and Head Chief of the Tonkawa Indians. Placido was the major chief of the
Tonkawa Indians in Texas during Spanish rule, Mexican rule, the Republic of
Texas, and finally, the United States. His rule of his tribe stretched from the
early and mid 19th Century.
A friend of Stephen F. Austin, he assisted him first against the Mexicans, and
then against his traditional enemies, the Comanche. He is famous for his stands
with the Rangers at the Battle of Plum Creek and 18 years later, at the Battle
of Little Robe Creek. Forgotten by the people he had sacrificed so much to
protect, Placido and over half his tribe were slaughtered, or died fleeing back
to Texas, by a coalition of Plains Tribes on the Reservation in 1862. He was the
last Major Chief of the Tonkawa.