Cochise, Geronimo and the Apache Wars
$10.00
Description
The story of the Chiricahua resistance is one of the most powerful of American narratives. At the end, in the summer of 1886, they numbered thirty-four men, women and children under the leadership of Geronimo. This small group of Chiricahua Apaches became the last band of free Indians to wage war against the United States government. The ‘renegades’ as white men called them were mercilessly pursued by five thousand troops (one quarter of the entire U.S. Army) and by three thousand Mexican soldiers for more than five months. The combined military might of two great nations succeeded in capturing not a single Chiricahua.
Arizona’s history is Indian history and southern Arizona is the homeland of the Apache. They were newcomers, arriving perhaps in the 15th century, but unlike the Hohokam, left no footprints in the sand, no pottery sherds, no pit houses. But theirs is a story of epic proportion, both exciting and tragic which we will explore in depth and detail during these 4 weeks.
Presenter: Mary Lee Fitzgerald is currently president of ILR, a past instructor, raised in Tucson and devoted to its history.
4 Wednesdays, February 5, 12, 19 and 26 at 2:00 p.m. in the Activity Center’s Hopi Room.
