Anxau

The Anxau people were a hunter-gatherer tribe of the Coahuiltecan. The Anxau inhabited the area south of San Antonio, largely near the Medina River between present-day Medina and Bexar counties. The Anxau are believed to have been affiliated with the Pastia people.

History

In 1690, early Spanish explorers and missionaries encountered a number of ethnically distinct bands of aboriginal peoples near the Medina River who spoke a common Coahuiltecan dialect. These tribes also shared similar societal values and traditions. This group included the Anxau, Pampopa, Pastia, Payaya, and others.
The Anxau people were largely extinct by the eighteenth century.

Legacy

The tribe was cited in an archaeological survey of the land of Lackland Air Force Base.
In 2010, a sculpture was unveiled at the Texas State Capitol which included the Anxau among a list of extinct tribes.