Gerónimo (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Goyaałé, lit. 'the one who yawns', Athapascan pronunciation: [kòjàːɬɛ́]; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a military leader and medicine man from the …

May 28, 2025 · Geronimo 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 …

Sep 6, 2016 · Geronimo—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. “I pray you to cut the ropes and …

Aug 19, 2018 · Geronimo was not a chief, but a medicine man of the Bedonkehe band of the Chiricahua Apache. He would eventually become their leader because he believed, like …

Jan 27, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 7, 2024 · A fearless warrior and shaman of the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache, Geronimo stood up against American forces throughout the late 19th century. He led the most …

Spurred by Geronimo, hundreds of Apache left the reservation and fled to Mexico, soon resuming their war against the whites. Geronimo and his followers began ten years of intermittent raids …

Geronimo's life story often veers from his legend: He was depicted in U.S. and Mexican culture as a frighteningly fierce warrior and as a representative of bravery for the World War II …

In the vast tapestry of American history, few threads are woven with such vibrant defiance and poignant tragedy as the life of Geronimo. He became the renowned Apache leader whose very …

Apr 2, 2014 · Geronimo was an Apache leader who continued the tradition of the Apaches resisting white colonization of their homeland in the Southwest, participating in raids into …