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Geronimo in 1886.
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Geronimo,
Spanish for Jerome, was called Goyathlay (one who yawns)
to his native people. A medicine man and prophet of the
Chiricahua
Apache,
Geronimo
acquired notoriety through his opposition to the authorities in the
late 19th century and by systematic and sensational advertising in the
1900's.
Born about 1834 at the headwaters of Gila
River,
New Mexico,
near old Fort Tulerosa, his father, Taklishim, was not a Chief.
He became a warrior at a young age, but it
was the slaughter of his family that turned him from
a peaceful
Indian
into a bold warrior. Soon, he joined a fierce band of
Apache
known as
Chiricahua and with them, took part in numerous raids in
northern Mexico and across the border into U.S. territory which are
now known as the states of
New Mexico
and
Arizona. It was those Mexican adversaries that gave him the nickname of
"Geronimo,"
the Spanish version of the name "Jerome."
Geronimo
would fight through the decades to avoid living on a reservation, but
as the last hold-out of the
Apache, he was
finally captured in 1886.
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Also See:
Apache - The Fiercest Warriors in the
Southwest
Geronimo - The Last Apache Holdout
Geronimo Photo Gallery
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