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Cochise maintained his innocence and offered to look into the matter with other Apache groups, but the officer tried to arrest him. Cochise escaped by drawing a knife and slashing his way out of the tent, [3] but was shot at as he fled. [3] Bascom captured some of Cochise's relatives, who apparently were taken by surprise as Cochise escaped.
He often counseled leading warriors such as Cochise and Geronimo. Due to corruption and unhealthy conditions at the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona, Nock-ay-det-klinne began holding ceremonies known as ghost dances at the village of Cibecue. It was part of a late-19th-century spiritual revival among Native Americans struggling ...
He took Cochise and his group of family members, including his wife and children, under arrest while under a white flag in the negotiating tent. [6] Angered, Cochise slashed his way from the tent and escaped. After further failed negotiations, Cochise took a member of the stage coach station hostage after an exchange of gunfire. [7]
Two days later, on February 5, Cochise delivered a message to Bascom asking for the release of his family, but Bascom refused and told Cochise that they "would be set free just so soon as the boy was released". [3] The following day, Cochise and a large party of Apaches attacked a group of unaware American and Mexican teamsters.
Geronimo's chief, Mangas Coloradas (Spanish for "red sleeves"), sent him to Cochise's band for help in his revenge against the Mexicans. [24] It was during this incident that the name Geronimo came about. This appellation stemmed from a battle in which, ignoring a deadly hail of bullets, he repeatedly attacked Mexican soldiers with a knife.
Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach's fandom for Geronimo and Cochise is no secret. Getting compared to those two is high praise.
This deflated Geronimo, and he agreed to surrender, however, he would only surrender to Miles. The U. S. soldiers began escorting the Apache north into Arizona. They met with General Miles in Skeleton Canyon, arriving on August 28. Miles arrived on September 3. Geronimo and Miles met on September 3 and 4, agreeing to the terms of the surrender.
The influx of other indigenous peoples, such as the Chiricahua Apaches, including the leaders Cochise and Geronimo occupied the area until forced removal in the late 19th century. [ citation needed ] The name Chiricahua is believed to originate from the Opata name for the mountains, Chiwi Kawi , meaning "Turkey Mountain".