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Geronimo, 1829-1909

LC control no.n 50016500
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Personal name headingGeronimo, 1829-1909
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Variant(s)Geronimo, Apache chief, 1829-1909
Goyaałé, 1829-1909
Goyahkla, 1829-1909
Goyakla, 1829-1909
Goyathlay, 1829-1909
Goyathle, 1829-1909
Hieronymo, 1829-1909
One Who Yawns, 1829-1909
Biography/History noteGeronimo (1829-1909) was an Apache chief in New Mexico.
Birth date1829-06
Death date1909-02-17
Place of birthNew Mexico
Place of deathFort Sill (Okla.)
Profession or occupationApache chief
Indian chief
Found inRothaus, J.R. Geronimo, 1987: t.p. (Geronimo; Apache warrior, 1829-1909) p. 8 (named Goyakla at birth) p. 19 (called Geronimo by Mexicans and eventually became known by that name)
LC data base, 2-10-92 (hdg.: Geronimo, Apache chief, 1829-1909; usage: Geronimo)
Encyc. Brit., c1990 (Geronimo; Spanish form of the English Jerome; nickname given by the Mexicans to Goyathlay; b. June 1829; d. Feb. 17, 1908; Bedonkohe Apache leader of the Chiricahua Apache)
Encyc. Amer., c1990 (Geronimo; b. 1829?; d. Feb. 17, 1909; Goyathlay or Goyakla in Apache)
Wikipedia, via WWW, Mar. 14, 2012 (b. about June 16, 1829 near the Gila River, Bedonkoheland, now in New Mexico; d. Feb. 17, 1909 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; fought against Mexico and the United States for their expansion into Apache tribal lands)
Cantley, Janet. Beyond Geronimo, c2012: p. 37 (Geronimo; Goyahkla; One Who Yawns)
Harper's weekly, Apr. 10, 1886: p. 228 (Geronimo; Hieronymo)
Native languages of the Americas website, viewed 3 May 2023 (Goyathlay, Goyaałé, Goyathle; Spanish: Geronimo; Chiricahua Apache leader)
   <http://www.native-languages.org/definitions/goyathlay.htm>
National bib agency no.1037L8413E
Associated languageapa eng
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