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 June 1829
Turkey Creek, Gila River, New Mexico
Massacre at Kas-Ki-Yeh (family killed)
5 Mar 1851
Surrenders to Brig. Gen. Nelson A. Miles
3 Sept 1886
Chiricahua Apache Reservation
Southern Arizona
Arrested at conference in New Mexico
21 Apr 1877
Reunited with his family
13 May 1888
Reunited with his family
Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama
Surrenders and returns to reservation
1 Jan 1884
Surrenders to Gen. Crook but escapes days later
1 Jan 1886
Resumes raids
1 Jan 1878
Held as prisoner of war
Fort Pickens, Florida
San Carlos Reservation
Arizona
Again leaves reservation
1 Jan 1885
Taken to Fort Sill, Oklahoma
4 Oct 1894
Moved by gov't to Chiricahua Apache Reservation
1 Jan 1872
Arrives in Florida as a prisoner of war
25 Oct 1886
Held as prisoner of war
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Moved by gov't to San Carlos Reservation
1 Jan 1876
Begins to conduct raids out of Old Mexico
1 Jan 1876
Resumes raids
1 Jan 1881
Returns to San Carlos Reservation
1 Jan 1879
Meets with Pres. Roosevelt
9 Mar 1905
Appears in T. Roosevelt's inaugural parade
4 Mar 1905
Dictates life story to S.M. Barrett
1 Jan 1905
Appears at the St. Louis World's Fair
St. Louis, Missouri
Appears at the St. Louis World's Fair
1 Jan 1904
Race or Ethnicity
Bedonkohe Apache
Occupation
Apache War Chief
Gender
Male
Death- 17 Feb 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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