[1] The Mayeye lived in the Rancheria Grande along the Brazos River in what is today eastern Texas.
In the 1830s some Mayeye were among the Native Americans living at Mission San Antonio de Valero.
They along with the Yojuanes, Ervipiames, Deadoses, and Bidais sought a Spanish mission in their land to give them a military advantage against the Lipan Apaches in 1745.
[3] The Mayeye were among the most prominent and enthusiastic group to settle in the San Gabriel River missions in 1748.
The linguist Andrée F. Sjoberg argued that the Mayeye were the same as the Yakwal, a coastal band of Tonkawa.