Geronimo Research Paper

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Geronimo was born on June 16, 1829. His real name is Goyahkla (the one who yawns). He was born near the city of Clifton, Arizona. When he was only 17 years old he fell in love with a girls named Alope from the Nedni band of Apache. They had three children together. At this time he was the happiest man alive but little did he know that moment of glory was short lived. One day Colonel Jose Maria Carrasco tricked the Nedni Apache tribe because he wanted to trade with them but instead he slaughtered so many women and children. Among those people were his mother Juana, his wife Alope, and their three children who weren’t that old.
Ever since this slaughter Geronimo has grown so much hatred for the Mexican. Throughout this life he began to kill

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