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Bookmark or Share- Geronimo - WikipediaGerónimo (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Goyaałé, Athapascan pronunciation: [kòjàːɬɛ́], lit. 'the one who yawns'; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a military leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people.
- Geronimo ‑ Biography, Death & Burial - HISTORYWhen 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 | Apache Warrior, Leader & Legend | BritannicaGeronimo was a Bedonkohe Apache leader of the Chiricahua Apache, who led his people’s defense of their homeland against the military might of the United States. For generations the Apaches had resisted white colonization of their homeland in the Southwest by both Spaniards and North Americans.
- 7 Things You May Not Know About Geronimo - HISTORYGeronimo—still a prisoner of war—took the opportunity to plead with the President to send the Chiricahuas back to their native lands in the West.
- Geronimo - Encyclopedia.comGeronimo was one of the most famous Native American leaders of the late nineteenth century. He has earned a reputation in American history as the ultimate holdout, a renegade willing to fight for his freedom long after many of his people had accepted defeat.
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