G
eronimo was an Apache war chief famous for his fight against Mexican and American expansion into tribal lands. After long evading capture, Geronimo surrendered in 1886, becoming a celebrity in his later life.
Timeline
Birth- 16/06/1829
Turkey Creek, Gila River, New Mexico
Massacre at Kas-Ki-Yeh (family killed)
5/03/1851
Surrenders to Brig. Gen. Nelson A. Miles
3/09/1886
Chiricahua Apache Reservation
Southern Arizona
Arrested at conference in New Mexico
21/04/1877
Reunited with his family
13/05/1888
Reunited with his family
Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama
Surrenders and returns to reservation
1/01/1884
Surrenders to Gen. Crook but escapes days later
1/01/1886
Resumes raids
1/01/1878
Held as prisoner of war
Fort Pickens, Florida
San Carlos Reservation
Arizona
Again leaves reservation
1/01/1885
Taken to Fort Sill, Oklahoma
4/10/1894
Moved by gov't to Chiricahua Apache Reservation
1/01/1872
Arrives in Florida as a prisoner of war
25/10/1886
Held as prisoner of war
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Moved by gov't to San Carlos Reservation
1/01/1876
Begins to conduct raids out of Old Mexico
1/01/1876
Resumes raids
1/01/1881
Returns to San Carlos Reservation
1/01/1879
Meets with Pres. Roosevelt
9/03/1905
Appears in T. Roosevelt's inaugural parade
4/03/1905
Dictates life story to S.M. Barrett
1/01/1905
Appears at the St. Louis World's Fair
St. Louis, Missouri
Appears at the St. Louis World's Fair
1/01/1904
Race or Ethnicity
Bedonkohe Apache
Occupation
Apache War Chief
Gender
Male
Death- 17/02/1909-Age: 80 years
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Pneumonia following a horse-riding accident
Burial
Apache Indian Prisoner of War Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Other Facts
Full Name
Goyathlay; Goyahkla
Full Name
Geronimo
Marriage
Alope, Ta-ayz-slath, Chee-hash-kish, Nana-tha-thtith , Zi-yeh, She-gha, Shtsha-she, Ih-tedda, and Azul
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