Author: Frans Lambrechtsen

I am a Curious Onlooker. I love learning about people, places, and things. History is not boring to me. I'm happy to share with others and hope their curiosity will be rewarded too.

Arizona

Who was Geronimo and why was he famous?
ByFrans Lambrechtsen April 28, 2019March 17, 2021

Who was Geronimo? Geronimo was born in June 16, 1829, near Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico (about 200 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona). He was the grandson of Mahko, a chief of the Bedonkohe band of the Apache people. The name given to him at birth was: Goyaale. That name meant: “the one who yawns.” Like most…

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New Mexico

Who Were the First Europeans to Reach the American West?
ByFrans Lambrechtsen April 1, 2019October 13, 2020

After the Renaissance, the Portuguese and the Spanish competed for discovery of the “New World.”

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Arizona

Who Were the Anasazi and Where Are They Today?
ByFrans Lambrechtsen February 16, 2019February 14, 2026

Who were the Anasazi people? They were an ancient Native American people that settled in the southwestern part of the United States, in the area that’s now called the Four Corners. This means: the bottom corners of Utah and Colorado and the top corners of Arizona and New Mexico. Ancient? Archaeologists estimate that the culture…

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