The Comanche Empire

by Pekka Hämäläinen

Spain’s failure to colonize the interior of North America, the erosion of Spanish imperial authority in the Southwest, and the precipitous decay of Mexican power in the north. Ultimately, the rise of the Comanche empire helps explain why Mexico’s Far North is today the American Southwest. Yet for all their strength

This dual nature of the Comanche society, its deepening segmentation