Exploration of the Aielis Tribe by Juan Domínguez de Mendoza
Published: 1976
Updated: June 1, 1995
In 1683–84 Juan Domínguez de Mendoza led an exploratory expedition from El Paso as far eastward as the junction of the Concho and Colorado rivers east of the site of present San Angelo. In his itinerary he listed the names of thirty-seven Indian groups, including the Aielis (Ayeles), from whom he expected to receive delegations. Nothing further is known about the Aielis, who seem to have been one of the many Indian groups of north central Texas that were swept into oblivion by the southward thrust of the Lipan Apache and Comanche Indians in the eighteenth century.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Thomas N. Campbell, “Aieli Indians,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/aieli-indians.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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- 1976
- June 1, 1995
