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NACOGDOCHE 



This tribe may possibly be the Nagacahoz or Naquiscoga, of Elvas, 

 met by De Soto's companions in 1542. When the Spaniards entered 

 their country in the seventeenth century, they found the tribe living 

 approximately on the site of the present city which bears their name. 

 They are certainly noted in 1691 by Jesus Maria under the name 

 Nazadachotzi. In July 1716, the Franciscans of Zacatecas established 

 their first Texas mission, Nuestra Seiiora de Guadalupe, in the Nacog- 

 doche main village to serve them and the Nacanish. It was abandoned 

 in 1719, reestablished in 1721, and finally abandoned in 1773. In 

 1779 some Spaniards, who had formerly been at Adaes and later on 

 the Trinity, settled here and founded the modern town. During 

 the middle of the eighteenth century, the tribe was under a noted 

 chief named Chacaiauchia. By 1752 their town had been removed 

 some 3 leagues farther north, about 1781 Morfi locates them on the 

 Attoyac, and in 1809 Davenport placed the "Nacogdochitos" on An- 

 gelina Kiver, 5 leagues north of Nacogdoches, while a Spanish map 

 of 1795 to 1819 places the "Nacodoches" on the east side of the An- 

 gelina about half way between Nacogdoches and the Sabine River. 

 Their subsequent history is that of the Caddo as a whole. 



Nacogdoche population. — ^In 1721 Aguayo gives the total popula- 

 tion as 390. In 1733 two chiefs belonging to the tribe went to Adaes 

 with 60 warriors, presumably their own people. In 1752 they were 

 reported to consist of 11 rancherias containing 52 warriors besides 

 many youths nearly able to bear arms. In 1778 a band of "Nacog- 

 dochitos" is reported living on the Attoyac and numbering 30 fam- 

 ilies. A census taken in 1790, as reported by Gatschet, gave 34 men, 

 31 women, 27 boys, and 23 girls. In 1809 Davenport reported 50 men 

 belonging to his "Nacogdochitos." An estimate printed in 1818-20 

 gave 50 men and a total population of 150. Later estimates are evi- 

 dently exaggerated. 



NACJONO 



A tribe of the Hasinai Confederation located in 1691 southeast of 

 the Neche and Nabedache and, as appears from a later writer, 5 

 leagues from the Neche. They were one of the tribes served by the 

 Mission of San Francisco de los Texas, founded in 1716. Only a 

 few doubtful references are made to them after this date. Their 

 subsequent fortunes were the same as those of the remaining Caddo. 



Nacono population, — One hundred Indians from this tribe visited 

 the Neches River in 1721. That is the only figure we have which 

 throws any light upon their numbers. 



