Coahuiltecan peoples

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The Coahuiltecan peoples were diverse Indigenous groups of hunter-gatherers who historically inhabited parts of what are now southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Coahuiltecan peoples canonical 5
Jumano 2
Jumano people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
hunter-gatherer society
affectedBy Spanish missions
epidemic diseases
forced labor
continent North America
country Mexico
United States
culturalAssimilationInto Spanish colonial society
mestizo populations
culturalDiversity high
encounteredBy Spanish colonizers
ethnicGroupOf North America
foodSource agave
deer
fish
mesquite beans
prickly pear cactus
shellfish
small game
wild plants
historicalTerritory Nuevo León
Rio Grande Valley
linked to: Rio Grande valley

South Texas Plains
Tamaulipas
housingMaterial brush
skins
housingType temporary shelters
languageFamily Coahuiltecan languages
languageStatus largely extinct
lifestyle nomadic
populationTrend severe decline after European contact
presentDayDescendantsIn Texas
northern Mexico
linked to: Northern Mexico
recognizedAs umbrella term for many small groups
region northeastern Mexico
southern Texas
linked to: South Texas
religion animism
shamanism
scholarlyDebate classification and boundaries of Coahuiltecan groups
socialOrganization small bands
subsistenceType gathering
hunting
timePeriod early colonial period
pre-Columbian era
toolMaterial bone
stone
wood

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coahuiltecan languages spokenBy Coahuiltecan peoples
Mission San José associatedWith Coahuiltecan peoples
Solano language associatedWith Coahuiltecan peoples
Jumano language spokenBy Jumano people
subject linked to: Jumano language (sometimes)
linked to: Coahuiltecan peoples
Jumano language associatedEthnicity Jumano
subject linked to: Jumano language (sometimes)
linked to: Coahuiltecan peoples
Jumano language hasAlternativeName Jumano
subject linked to: Jumano language (sometimes)
linked to: Coahuiltecan peoples
Misión San Antonio de Valero associatedPeople Coahuiltecan peoples
Spanish missions in Texas affected Coahuiltecan peoples