Born in 1818, Manuelito was an important war leader for the 
Navajos.  In 1863, he led his tribe in the fight against General James 
Carleton, who was sent to remove the Navajos from their native 
territories.  Resisting the resettlement, Manuelito and his warriors 
fought Carleton until they were forced to surrender in 1865.  
Manuelito and his people were moved to Bosque Redondo, on the 
Pecos River in the Territory of New Mexico, where disease and 
famine came close to devastating the tribe.  The Americans allowed 
the Navajos to return to their native territories, and finally 
acknowledged their failure to contain the tribe.  Manuelito served as 
head chief from 1870 to 1884.  He died in 1894 at the age of 
seventy-five.