 Map of Aranama territory circa 1500 CE | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 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, near the Gulf Coast.
Language
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.
History
Many Aranama people moved to Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga at its second and third locations. Several times, they left the mission to move north, and occasionally joined the Tawakonis. Each time, the Spanish colonists convinced them to return.
Some Aranama people also joined San Antonio de Valero in San Antonio and Nuestra Señora del Refugio in Refugio.
References
- ^ Campbell, Thomas N. (9 June 2010). "Aranama Indians". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- espiritu santo
- "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.
 Native American tribes in Texas | |
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| Federally recognized tribes | |
| Indigenous languages | |
| Historical Indigenous peoples of Texas (Several are in Oklahoma today) |
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| Related topics | |
| extinct language / extinct tribe / early, obsolete name of Indigenous tribe / people absorbed into other tribe(s) / headquartered in Oklahoma today | |