Geronimo’s Death – Cause and Date

The war hero Geronimo War died at the age of 79. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Native American hero of the Apache Wars who led his people in the fight against the U.S. and Mexico.

He had nine wives and fathered six children.

Quotes

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I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. I was living peaceably when people began to speak bad of me. Now I can eat well, sleep well and be glad. I can go everywhere with a good feeling.

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The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.

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I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.

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I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures.

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While living I want to live well.