What is geronimo famous for
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Geronimo
Leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829–1909)
For other uses, see Geronimo (disambiguation).
Gerónimo | |
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Photograph by Frank Rinehart, 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Juh |
| Born | June 16, 1829 (1829-06-16) Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico[1] |
| Died | February 17, 1909(1909-02-17) (aged 79) Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Resting place | Apache Indian Prisoner of War Cemetery, Fort Sill 34°41′49″N98°22′13″W / 34.696814°N 98.370387°W / 34.696814; -98.370387, |
| Spouse(s) | Alope, Ta-ayz-slath, Chee-hash-kish, Nana-tha-thtith, Zi-yeh, She-gha, Shtsha-she, Ih-tedda, and Azul |
| Children | Chappo, Dohn-say |
| Mother tongue | Apache, Spanish |
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Geronimo's chronology |
Gerónimo (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Goyaałé, lit. 'the one who yawns', Athapascan pronunciation:[kòjàːɬɛ́]; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a military leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Central Apache bands R
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Geronimo (1829-1909) was an Apache leader and medicine man best known for his fearlessness in resisting anyone–Mexican or American—who attempted to remove his people from their tribal lands.
He repeatedly evaded capture and life on a reservation, and during his final escape, a full quarter of the U.S. standing army pursued him and his followers. When Geronimo was captured on September 4, 1886, he was the last Native American leader to formally surrender to the U.S. military. He spent the last 23 years of his life as a prisoner of war.
Geronimo’s Early Life
Geronimo was born in the upper Gila River country on June 16, 1829 (there is debate over whether his birthplace is in present-day Arizona or New Mexico). His birth name was Goyahkla, or "one who yawns." He was part of the Bedonkohe subsection of the Chiricahua tribe of Apaches, a small but mighty group of around 8,000 people. By the time he came of age, the Apaches were at war with Mexicans to the South, the U.S. government to the North and neighboring Comanche and Navajo tribes. He showed early promise as a hunter and
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Entering a library or a bookstore, one might see the autobiography Geronimo: His Own Story sitting on the shelves. At the end of his days, unable to write and edit a manuscript but still able to tell a story, Geronimo commissioned writer S. S. Barrett to help share his life story with the public.
Geronimo was part of the Chiricahua Apache community, one of several divisions within the Apache tribe of North America. Located in the Southwest, the Apache people resisted colonization of their lands by both Spanish and North American peoples. After being admitted to the warriors’ council in 1846, Geronimo participated in Apache raids that took place in modern day Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico.
In 1874, the U.S. authorities forcibly removed approximately 4,000 Apaches to a reservation in San Carlos, Arizona. Located in the east-central part of the state,
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