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Geronimo (Chiricahua: Goyaałé, "one who yawns"; often spelle Goyathlay or Goyahkla in English) (June 16, 1829–February 17, 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who defended his people against the encroachment of the United States on their tribal lands for over 25 years.

Trivia about geronimo

  • The night before their first mass jump in 1940, paratroopers at Fort Benning saw a Western about this man
  • He got his name because Mexican victims of his attacks would cry out in terror to St. Jerome
  • American paratroopers were the first to use this man's name as a battle cry
  • From 1881-86 he led the Chiricahua Apaches in the last major Indian stand
  • In 1885 Nana & this other Apache leader broke out of the San Carlos Reservation; they were caught & sent to Florida
  • Nickname of Black Panther Elmer Pratt, released in 1997 because evidence was suppressed at his 1972 trial
  • We've never even heard anyone say the name Goyathlay, but we'd accept it for this Apache leader
  • This great Apache warrior died at Fort Sill in Oklahoma in 1910 & was buried there
  • This Apache warrior made daring escapes from reservations
  • The U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum in Oklahoma has mementoes of this Apache chief who is buried nearby
  • In 1959 at age 99, Jason Betzines wrote "I Fought with" this Chiricahua Apache, his cousin
  • This Apache leader was a prisoner of war at Oklahoma's Fort Sill from 1894 until his death in 1909
  • Evidently, paratroopers love this guy
  • According to William Brandon, this Chiricahua leader's name was spelled & pronounced with an "H"
  • This Chiricahua Apache was a popular attraction at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis
  • "Served under the Apache leaders Cochise and Mangas Coloradas... in 1894, he was moved to Fort Sill
  • This Chiricahua Apache took part in the inaugural procession of Theodore Roosevelt in 1905
  • In 1894 this Apache leader was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he farmed & joined the Dutch Reformed Church
  • The last major Indian war ended with this Chiricahua leader was captured
  • While imprisoned at Fort Dickens, this Apache Indian leader became Pensacola's first tourist attraction
  • In 1993 Wes Studi played this Apache, "An American Legend"
  • At the St. Louis exposition of 1904, this Apache leader signed & sold autographs
  • In 1886 this Chiricahua Apache told government troops, "Once I moved about like the wind, now I surrender to you"
  • From Ft. Sill, Okla. he made the plea, Arizona is my land, my home, my father's land, to which I now ask to... return"
  • Take a leap & name this leader whose surrender in 1886 ended the Apache Wars

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