Who was the Arizona pioneer that helped Phoenix “rise from the ashes”?
Discover how a determined Arizona pioneer turned the desert into the beginnings of Phoenix, reviving ancient canals and building a city that “rose from the ashes.”
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.” Geronimo in…