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 …

Geronimo (born June 1829, No-Doyohn Canyon, Mex.—died Feb. 17, 1909, Fort Sill, Okla., U.S.) was a Bedonkohe Apache leader of the Chiricahua Apache, who led his people’s defense of …

Geronimo (1829-1909) was an Apache leader and medicine man best known for his fearlessness in resisting anyone–Mexican or American—who attempted to remove his people from their …

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 was an Apache war chief who lived c. 1829-1909 and became one of the most famous Native American resistance fighters during the Apache Wars, fought to …

Jan 17, 2025 · Even though he was a grandson of the revered Bedonkohe chief Mahco, Geronimo’s bloodline did not secure him a position as a chief. Like other youths of his band, …

A Chiricahua Apache religious and military leader, Geronimo was born in the 1820s, perhaps near present Clifton, Arizona. His Apache name was Goyahkla (One Who Yawns). He achieved a …

Those Mexican adversaries gave him the nickname of “Geronimo,” the Spanish version of the name “Jerome.” In ever-increasing numbers, Geronimo fought against both Mexicans and …

Geronimo (Chiricahua, Goyaałé; “One Who Yawns”; often spelled Goyathlay in English) (June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache …

Apr 4, 2025 · For nearly three decades, from the 1850s through his final surrender in 1886, Geronimo led a small band of Apache fighters in a desperate struggle to preserve their …