SCULPTURE CHIEF GERONIMO 1829-1909

Chief of the Chiricahua Apache Indians and war leader.
From 1875 to 1885, he fought US federal troops, as well
as settlers encroaching on tribal reservations in the Southwest,
especially in southeastern Arizona and New Mexico.

Geronimo was the scourge of the Southwest in the late 1800s, having been driven into the life of a warrior after his first wife and their children were slaughtered by Mexican soldiers. (Other wives and offspring were to follow.) Relentlessly hunted by American cavalry, he was caught and escaped on more than one occasion, and eluded over 5,000 American troops in pursuit of Geronimo and his small group of Apaches.Ultimately, Geronimo surrendered to General Nelson Miles near Douglas, Arizona. He spent the rest of his days as a prisoner of war, and died in 1909 at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma,
where he was subsequently buried. Though he was pretty famous and much in demand toward the end of his days, he was not allowed to return to his homeland, as he had requested of President Theodore Roosevelt.
This is a signed reproduction that would make a nice display or decoration piece.


CHEF GERONIMO (1829-1909)
Chef de la « Apache indiens et chef de guerre. De 1875 à 1885, il s'est battu nous troupes fédérales, ainsi que les colons empiéter sur tribal réserves dans le Sud-Ouest, surtout dans le sud-est Arizona et du Nouveau Mexique. Geronimo était le fléau du sud-ouest la fin de 1800, après avoir été chassés dans la vie d'un guerrier après sa première épouse et leurs enfants ont été abattus par mexicain soldats. (Autres épouses et de la descendance devaient suivre.) sans relâche pourchassé par cavalerie américaine, il a été rattrapé et échappé sur plus d'une occasion, et éludé plus de 5,000 troupes américaines dans la poursuite de Geronimo et son petit groupe de Apaches. Finalement, Geronimo remis au général Nelson milles près de Douglas, Arizona. Il a passé le reste de ses jours, comme un prisonnier de guerre, et est mort en 1909 à Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, où il a ensuite été enterrés.