Geronimo

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Geronimo (Goyahkla, l. c. 1829-1909) was a medicine man and war chief of the Bedonkohe tribe of the Chiricahua Apache nation, best known for his resistance against the encroachment of Mexican and Euro-American settlers and armed forces into Apache territory and as one of the last Native American leaders to surrender to the United States government.

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  • c. 1829 - 1909
    Life Apache holy man and war chief Geronimo.
  • 1849 - 1886
    Geronimo is a war chief during the Apache Wars.
  • c. 1850
    Kas-Ki-Yeh/Janos Massacre in which Geronimo's mother, wife, and three children are murdered by Mexican soldiers.
  • 1886
    Geronimo surrenders to US authorities.
  • 1886 - 1909
    Geronimo is a prisoner of the US government.
  • 1909
    Geronimo dies of pneumonia at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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