Hape people

The Hape people were a Native American tribe of the Coahuiltecan group. They lived in the region of present-day Texas until their eradication in the late 17th century.^[1] Spanish chroniclers also recorded the tribe name as Ape, Jeapa, Xape,^[1] Aba, Ara, Gaapa, Hipe, Iape, Xiapoz, or Xapoz.^[2]

The Hape diet included buffalo meat, prickly pear, roots,^[2] mesquite beans, and pecans.^[3] Enemies of the Hape included the Ocana, Pataguo, and Ervipiame.^[1]

Most Hape died in a 1688 smallpox epidemic, followed by an attack by other tribes in 1689.^[1] Some survivors remained in Mission San Juan Bautista as late as 1772.^[2]