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.
[1] Some survivors remained in Mission San Juan Bautista as late as 1772.