【美国人物志】科奇斯（2/9）

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科奇斯 (印地安人)，美国奇里卡瓦阿帕切印第安人酋长。
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Cochise
Apache
Chiricahua Apaches
Lieutenant Bascom

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Cochise was tall for an Apache, almost six feet. He had strong cheekbones and a straight nose. He wore his black hair to his shoulders in the traditional Apache way. He carried himself as a person with power does. One American officer said he stood straight as an arrow, built, from the ground up, as perfect as a man could be.
The Chiricahua Apaches believed that a leader was one who was wise and able to win in war. They believed that a leader is not chosen, but just recognized.
Cochise was the son of a Chiricahua Apache chief. He had been trained to lead from a young age. The whites who knew him both feared and respected him. Friends as well as enemies considered him to be an honest man. He always told the truth and expected others to do the same.
By the time he met with Lieutenant Bascom, Cochise was about 55 years old. He was an unusually powerful Apache leader.