Aranama people
![]() Map of Aranama territory circa 1500 CE | |
Total population | |
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extinct (1843) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Texas, Aridoamerica | |
Languages | |
Aranama language | |
Religion | |
Indigenous religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Coahuiltecans |
The Aranama were an Indigenous people who lived along the San Antonio and Guadalupe rivers of present-day Texas,[1] near the Gulf Coast.
Language
[edit]Aranama people spoke the Aranama language, a poorly attested language that went extinct in the mid-19th century. It may have been a Coahuiltecan language but remains unclassified.[citation needed]
History
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Mission_Espiritu_Santo.jpg/220px-Mission_Espiritu_Santo.jpg)
Many Aranama people moved to Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga at its second and third locations.[2] Several times, they left the mission to move north, and occasionally joined the Tawakonis. Each time, the Spanish colonists convinced them to return.[1]
Some Aranama people also joined San Antonio de Valero in San Antonio and Nuestra Señora del Refugio in Refugio.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Campbell, Thomas N. (9 June 2010). "Aranama Indians". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Indian Groups Associated with Spanish Missions of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (Indian Groups and Mission San Jose)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-17.