GERONIMO (THIRD FROM LEFT) SURRENDERING TO
GENERAL NELSON MILES IN ARIZONA.

On September 4, 1886, Apache leader Geronimo surrendered to
U.S. government troops. For 30 years, the Native American warrior
had battled to protect his tribe’s homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and outnumbered. General Nelson Miles accepted Geronimo’s surrender, making him the last Native
American warrior to formally give in to U.S. forces and signaling
the end of the Indian Wars in the Southwest.

Geronimo (on horseback center) with his warriors.

Geronimo (‘the one who yawns’)
(June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909)