A Bad Peace and a Good War: Spain and the Mescalero Apache Uprising of 1795–1799

Synopsis

Examines The Antecedents, Course, And Consequences Of One Of The Most Sustained, Widespread, And Bloody Conflicts Between Spaniards And Mescalero Apaches During The Eighteenth Century, Challenging The Standard Claim That From 1790 To 1810 There Was General Peace Along The Northern Frontier As Both Peoples Reached A Mutual Accommodation As Summarized In The Maxim, 'a Bad Peace Was Better Than A Good War'-- A General Irruption -- Origins Of Conflict -- War, Peace, War -- Between Two Fires -- Forging A Bad Peace -- Threats To Fragile Peace -- Sparking The Fire -- Blood And Suffering -- The Cruel Season -- War In Their Own Lands -- Invasions Real And Imagined -- The Calamities Of War -- Chasing The Shadow Of Peace -- The Turns Of History. Mark Santiago. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.