Geronimo Quotes

A collection of quotes by Geronimo.

Geronimo (1829-1909) was a prominent Native American leader and medicine man of the Chiricahua Apache tribe. Born in present-day Arizona, he emerged as a skilled warrior and strategist, leading his people in battles against Mexican and later American forces during the Apache Wars. Geronimo fiercely resisted the encroachment on Apache lands and the forced relocation to reservations, becoming a symbol of Native American resistance. Despite his efforts to maintain his people's way of life, he ultimately surrendered to the U.S. government in 1886. Geronimo spent the rest of his life as a prisoner of war and a public attraction, yet his legacy as a defiant leader endures.