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Geronimo
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Geronimo (Mescalero-Chiricahua: [Goyaałé] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) [kòjàːɬɛ́] "the ane wha yawns"; Juin 16, 1829 – Februar 17, 1909) wis a prominent leader an medicine man frae the Bedonkohe baund o the Chiricahua Apache tribe. Frae 1850 tae 1886 Geronimo jyned wi members o three ither Chiricahua Apache bands—the Chihenne, the Chokonen an the Nednhi—tea cairy oot numerous raids as well as resistance tae US an Mexican militar campaigns in the northren Mexico states o Chihuahua an Sonora, an in the soothwastren American territories o New Mexico an Arizona. Geronimo's raids an relatit combat actions war a pairt o the prolanged period o the Apache-Unitit States conflict, that stairtit wi American dounset in Apache launds follaein the end o the war wi Mexico in 1848.
Geronimo | |
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Goyaałé | |
![]() Geronimo c. 1904 | |
Bedonkohe Apache leader | |
Precedit bi | Mangas Coloradas |
Personal details | |
Born | Juin 16, 1829 Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico [1] |
Dee'd | 17 Februar 1909(1909-02-17) (aged 79) Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Unitit States |
Cause o daith | Pneumonia exacerbatit bi horse ridin accident |
Restin place | Apache Indian Prisoner of War Cemetery, Fort Sill 34.713406°N 98.369356°W / 34.713406; -98.369356 |
Spoose(s) | Alope, Ta-ayz-slath, Chee-hash-kish, Nana-tha-thtith, Zi-yeh, She-gha, Shtsha-she, Ih-tedda, and Azul |
Bairns | Chappo, Dohn-say |
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