Geronimo biography for children
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The first great outrage came with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 at the end of the Mexican-American war. Part of the agreement involved Mexico ceding much of the Apache Nation’s land to the United States. Then in 1854, the United States used the Gadsden Purchase to pay Mexico $10 million for 29,670 square miles that would later become part of Arizona and New Mexico — pretty much the remainder of Chiricahua Apache territory.
Just kvartet years later, while he was away on a trading trip, Mexican soldiers led bygd Colonel Jose Maria Carrasco attacked Geronimo’s band. They murdered dozens of Apache, including Geronimo’s mother, wife, and three young children. “I had lost all,” he said in his autobiography.
Geronimo’s följare also believed that he had spiritual powers, and it was during this life-changing tragedy that he received a remarkable framtidsperspektiv. While he was holding a ceremony after the slaughter of this family, he says a röst told him: “No gun will ever kill
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Geronimo facts for kids
For other uses, see Geronimo (disambiguation).
Quick facts for kids Geronimo | |
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| Goyaałé | |
Photograph by Frank Rinehart, 1898 | |
| Bedonkohe Apache leader | |
| Preceded by | Juh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 16, 1829 (1829-06-16) No-doyohn Cañon, Arizona |
| Died | February 17, 1909(1909-02-17) (aged 79) Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Resting place | Apache Indian Prisoner of War Cemetery, Fort Sill 34°41′49″N98°22′13″W / 34.696814°N 98.370387°W / 34.696814; -98.370387, |
| Spouses | Alope, Ta-ayz-slath, Chee-hash-kish, Nana-tha-thtith, Zi-yeh, She-gha, Shtsha-she, Ih-tedda, and Azul |
| Children | Chappo, Dohn-say |
| Mother tongue | Apache, Spanish |
| Signature | |
Geronimo's chronology |
Geronimo (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Goyaałé, IPA: [kòjàːɬɛ́], lit. the one who yawns; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined wit
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Geronimo
Leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829–1909)
For other uses, see Geronimo (disambiguation).
Gerónimo | |
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Photograph by Frank Rinehart, 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Juh |
| Born | June 16, 1829 (1829-06-16) Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico[1] |
| Died | February 17, 1909(1909-02-17) (aged 79) Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Resting place | Apache Indian Prisoner of War Cemetery, Fort Sill 34°41′49″N98°22′13″W / 34.696814°N 98.370387°W / 34.696814; -98.370387, |
| Spouse(s) | Alope, Ta-ayz-slath, Chee-hash-kish, Nana-tha-thtith, Zi-yeh, She-gha, Shtsha-she, Ih-tedda, and Azul |
| Children | Chappo, Dohn-say |
| Mother tongue | Apache, Spanish |
| Signature | |
Geronimo's chronology |
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 Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache p