audio by title this day in history january 18 1863

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Mangas Coloradas, Chief of the Mimbrenos Apache, was shot to death in New Mexico by the American Military. Prior to this, there had been a longstanding history of tension between the Apache people and the American settlers who invaded their land, and this tension quickly increased as the Gold Rush era progressed. After being fed up with the enduring abuse at the hands of American miners, Mangas Coloradas led an attack on the American Army. Later, after being promised a truce, Coloradas agreed to resolve issues through negotiation, but upon his peaceful arrival to a US military camp was shot dead by American Soldiers.