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The Little Lion of the Southwest: A Life of Manuel Antonio Chaves
The Little Lion of the Southwest A Life of Manuel Antonio Chaves Author:Marc Simmons He was called El Leoncito, The Little Lion, by the simple peones of New Mexico who knew him a century ago. Manuel Antonio Chaves (1818-1889) earned that name in more than a score of battle with hostile Navajo, Ute, and Apache, and there can be little doubt that he was one of the finest Indian fighters the Southwest ever produced.