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The Navajo Indians then lived in the southwest, in what is now the states of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. Manuelito had two wives-the first was the daughter of Narbona, the great Navajo leader and the second a Mexican woman named Juana.
In 1855, he became headman of his tribe, succeeding Zarcillas Largas (Long Earrings) who resigned because of his inability to control his warriors.
army troops, and neighboring Indian tribes. He was a powerful warrior who rose to prominence among his people during years of attacks and raids against Mexicans, U.S. Manuelito was born a member of the To'Tsohnii (Big Water) clan in 1818, in southeastern Utah, probably near Bears' Ear Peak. In his later years he advocated education for his people in the hopes that they might improve their lives. There he was selected to be the head of tribal police. He pleaded with the government for the release of his people to be returned to their homeland, and lead them back from exile in 1868. As their leader, Manuelito was a source of support and encouragement during their days in confinement. He and his followers were the last to surrender after Kit Carson's scorched earth campaign to force them to relocate to the Bosque Redondo Reservation near Fort Sumner. Manuelito was a tribal leader who led his warriors in the Navajo wars of 1863-1866. Unlike the peaceful Navajo leader, Ganado Mucho, Manuelito carried out a number of attacks and maintained resistance against U.S. Manuelito (1818-1893) was a Navajo leader during the Navajo War of 1863-66.