Quick facts Profession: Apache warrior, medicine man Famous for: opposing social injustice Born: June 26, 1829, Turkey Creek, present-day New Mexico Died: February 17, 1909, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States Married: to numerous women Nickname: Goyaale, meaning 'one who yawns'
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Geronimo was born to an Apache tribe in what is now New Mexico in the United States. He was the fourth of eight children. He grew up listening to stories about the brave deeds of warriors and hunters. When he was 10, he began to join the men on hunts. They hunted buffalo for meat.
Geronimo said that as a boy he never saw any of the white men who had invaded his country. When he was nearly 30, his tribe moved close to a Mexican town called Janos to do trade. But while he and some of the other men were trading in the town, Mexican soldiers attacked his settlement. They killed his mother, his wife and his children and many others. Only around 80 men were left after attack. They had no weapons. They decided to return to their homeland. Geronimo and other members of his tribe vowed vengeance against the Mexicans.
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