CUNQUEBACO INDIANS. The Cunquebaco Indians were one of twenty Indian groups that joined Juan Domínguez de Mendoza on his journey from El Paso to the vicinity of present San Angelo in 1683–84. Since Mendoza did not indicate at what point the Cunquebacos joined his party, it is not possible to determine their range or affiliations. However, the Indians between the Pecos River and the San Angelo area were being hard pressed by Apaches at this time, and it seems likely that the Cunquebacos ranged somewhere between these two localities.
Herbert Eugene Bolton, ed., Spanish Exploration in the Southwest, 1542–1706 (New York: Scribner, 1908; rpt., New York: Barnes and Noble, 1959).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Thomas N. Campbell, "CUNQUEBACO INDIANS," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/bmcaa), accessed July 14, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.