Taza Grave

TAZA (Tahzay) (1842–1876) son of Apache Chief Cochise, was brought to Washington in 1876 along with 22 others of his tribe by an Indian agent with travel or expense money. To pay their way, they danced and were exhibited as side shows. Taza was fatally stricken with pneumonia. His silver-handled coffin was drawn to the cemetery in a “glass coach,” and a two-hour service gave him the recognition he deserved as Chief of his tribe. The 1954 film Taza, Son of Cochise stars Rock Hudson as Taza. This marker was placed in 1971 by the American Indian Society of Washington; the sculpture is based on an 1866 photograph of Naiche, mistakenly believed to be Taza. R2/S125