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Mangas is an extinct town in Catron County, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

Catron County, New Mexico County in the United States

Catron County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,725, making it New Mexico's third-least populous county. Its county seat is Reserve. Catron County is New Mexico's largest county by area.

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Variant names were Mangus and Pinoville. [1] A post office called Pinoville was established in 1905, the name was changed to Mangus in 1909, and the post office closed in 1943. [2] The present name is after Mangas Coloradas, an Apache leader. [3]

Mangas Coloradas Native American tribal chief

Mangas Coloradas or Mangus-Colorado, or Dasoda-hae was an Apache tribal chief and a member of the Mimbreño (Tchihende) division of the Central Apaches, whose homeland stretched west from the Rio Grande to include most of what is present-day southwestern New Mexico. He was the father-in-law of the Chiricahua (Tsokanende) Chief Cochise, the Mimbreño Chief Victorio and the Mescalero (Sehende) Chief Kutu-hala or Kutbhalla, and is regarded by many historians to be one of the most important Native American leaders of the 19th century due to his fighting achievements against the Mexicans and Americans.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mangas
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Boyle, Dixie (Feb 5, 2009). "A few ghost towns in Catron County". Mountain Mail. pp. B4. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

Coordinates: 34°09′25″N108°19′09″W / 34.15694°N 108.31917°W / 34.15694; -108.31917

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