The Copano were a Native American sub-tribe of

Karankawa people The Karankawa were an Indigenous people concentrated in southern Texas along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, largely in the lower Colorado River and Brazos River valleys."Karankawa." In ''Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures,'' edited by John ...

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Territory

The Copano lived along the

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of Texas, between Copano and

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Name

The Copano were also known as the Cobane, Copane, Coopane, and Kopano Indians.

El Copano Port Copano () is a ghost town on the northwestern shore of Copano Bay in Refugio County, Texas. It is located north of present-day Bayside, on Copano Point. The port, which holds the distinction as the first in South Texas, was founded in the ear ...

was named for the tribe, who lived in the area in the 18th century.

History

Between 1751 and 1828, the Kopano interacted with the

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and Nuestra Señora del Refugio Missions. Those that survived the mission era likely merged into other Karankawa groups, but by 1858 all Karankawa tribes had died off.

References

{{Native American Tribes in Texas Karankawa people Extinct Native American peoples Pre-statehood history of Texas