The most warlike tribe among the Indians. Nomads who roamed the Southern Plains of the United States (New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Nebraska). The Comanches terrorized white colonists for nearly two centuries. They were seriously engaged in the horse trade. At the present time the Comanches reside mainly in the state of Oklahoma. Their numbers were originally estimated at 6,000, but numerous wars and disease have seriously reduced their numbers. The Comanche now number only about one thousand.