Sijame
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The Sijame were an Indigenous people of the Americas of the San Antonio, Texas region.[1] Some historians believe they were a band of Tonkawa, but they were likely a Coahuiltecan people.[1]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| southern Texas, U.S.; Coahuila, Mexico[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Coahuiltecan languages | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous religion, Roman Catholicism |
Name edit
The name Sijame translates as "fish" and has also been written as Cijame, Hijame, Xixame, and Zihame.[1]
History edit
Spanish colonists recorded the Sijame as visiting the Santo Nombre de Jesus de Peyotes Mission in 1698. The They Xarame likely originated in the Edwards Plateau between the Nueces River and the Frio River. In 1699, Spanish colonists founded San Juan Bautista Mission in Coahuila to convert four Coahuiltecan bands, including the Xarame.[1] The Spanish established another mission near present-day Eagle Pass, Texas, and some Xarame moved there.[1] Others moved to the San Francisco Solano Mission in Coahuila founded in 1700.[1]
In 1709, Sijame lived by San Pedro Springs near San Antonio.[1]
The San Antonio de Valero mission mentioned the Xarame as last as 1776.[1]
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