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Geronimo

Leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829-1909) · United States · Actors · Died at 79

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A medicine man who became the face of Apache resistance - not a chief, but the warrior whose breakouts and thirty-six-year campaign against U.S. and Mexican forces turned him into a symbol the government would later parade at fairs while holding him prisoner until death.

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A life in dates

1909Died17 February 19091907“In the beginning the world was covered with darkness. There was no sun, no day. The perpetual night had no moon or stars. There were, however, all manner of beasts and birds.”In their wordsGeronimo's Story of His Life (1907) as told to S. M. Barrett in 1905 and 1906; republished as Geronimo: His own story, newly revised and

“I cannot think we are useless or Usen would not have created us. He created all tribes of men and certainly had a righteous purpose in creating each.”In their wordsGeronimo's Story of His Life (1907) as told to S. M. Barrett in 1905 and 1906; republished as Geronimo: His own story, newly revised and

“I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.”In their wordsGeronimo's Story of His Life (1907) as told to S. M. Barrett in 1905 and 1906; republished as Geronimo: His own story, newly revised and

“I am thankful that the President of the United States has given me permission to tell my story.”In their wordsGeronimo's Story of His Life (1907) as told to S. M. Barrett in 1905 and 1906; republished as Geronimo: His own story, newly revised and

1886“Once I moved about like the wind. Now I surrender to you and that is all.”In their words25 March 1886Statement to General George Crook (25 March 1886), as quoted in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (1970) by Dee Brown

1829Born16 June 1829

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  1. In the beginning the world was covered with darkness. There was no sun, no day. The perpetual night had no moon or stars. There were, however, all manner of beasts and birds.

    1907, Geronimo's Story of His Life (1907) as told to S. M. Barrett in 1905 and 1906; republished as Geronimo: His own story, newly revised and, Own words

  2. I cannot think we are useless or Usen would not have created us. He created all tribes of men and certainly had a righteous purpose in creating each.

    1907, Geronimo's Story of His Life (1907) as told to S. M. Barrett in 1905 and 1906; republished as Geronimo: His own story, newly revised and, Own words

  3. I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.

    1907, Geronimo's Story of His Life (1907) as told to S. M. Barrett in 1905 and 1906; republished as Geronimo: His own story, newly revised and, Own words

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About this person

Goyaałé, "the one who yawns," was born into the Bedonkohe Apache in 1829 and spent nearly four decades raiding across Chihuahua, Sonora, New Mexico, and Arizona alongside fighters from three other Apache bands. The conflict intensified after 1848 when American expansion swallowed Apache land and forced reservation confinement on people used to moving freely. He led multiple breakouts starting in 1876, surrendered three times, and after an intense 1886 pursuit through northern Mexico finally gave himself up to Lt. Charles Bare Gatewood. Exiled to Florida with twenty-seven others to join the already-banished Chiricahua, he spent his final decades as a prisoner of war - a shaman turned spectacle, displayed at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha and marched in Theodore Roosevelt's second inaugural parade. He died at Fort Sill hospital in 1909 and was buried in the prison cemetery.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1829 to 1909 · aged 79

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