Cochise was one of the most famous Native American chiefs during the 1800s. He was initially famous because he was seen as an honest and peaceful man. He lived at peace with anyone who entered the area where he lived. Cochise later became famous because he resisted the US Army and did not surrender until he felt he had no other choice. . When he finally surrendered, it was because most of his people had already been killed and he wanted to save the lives of those who remained. Cochise wrote “I am alone.” It's not really associated with what many Americans would call patriotism, or at least not white Americans call it patriotism. It really depends on how you define the word patriotism. If patriotism means being loyal to one's nation, then Cochise is definitely a patriot. If patriotism means being loyal to the United States, then Cochise is the opposite of a patriot as he made it clear that he detested the United States, its government, its people, and his belief that he had some sort of right over the entire world. land he chose to claim in North America. Cochise surrendered only to save the lives of his people, not to renounce his opinion that what the U.S. government had done to him and his people was wrong. These beliefs sound a lot like what American patriots held when they rebelled against the British government. They were simply luckier and more successful. Ultimately, Cochise is a patriot just like the colonists of the American Revolution, but his patriotism lies in his own nation, the Apache Nation, yet it is just as strong and honorable as the patriotism of any American. Cochise's patriotism was for the Apache Nation. They lived in an area that is now partly northern...... middle of paper ......n). If this is true, then Cochise still owns the land that rightfully belongs to the Chiricahua Apache because he died with the reservation that his courageous speech won for his remaining people and is buried in an unknown location somewhere on it, so he really owns it. Earth. Cochise's patriotism won him the land. Works Cited AIHF. "Cochise." 2014. Indians.org/American Inidan Heritage Foundation. Network. 9 April 2014. .America remembers. "Homage to the Cochise Winchester Rifle - The Legendary Chiricahua Apache Chief." 2014. America Remembers. Network. April 9, 2014. .Bournazian, Vivian. "Cochise (1815-1874)." 2004. Many things. Network. April 9, 2014. .Cochise. "I'm alone." nd.