On September 4th, 1886, the mighty Apache leader Geronimo surrendered to the U.S. Army. The last American Indian warrior to formally surrender to the United States. And with him, so went the Indian Wars. The buffalo were gone, the railroads and churches were here to stay, and the wild west was – for the most part – over. But what if I were to tell you that not all of the Apache surrendered and that there were a few holdouts that not only continued to live free but continued to make war with their enemies as well? For the next 45 years! This is the true story of the last of the free and wild Apache.

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Time Magazine article from 1929 on Francisco Fimbres - https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,738252,00.html

White Chief May Have Led Last of the Free Apache into 20th Century | Santa Fe New Mexican - https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/trail_dust/white-chief-may-have-led-last-free-apaches-into-20th-century/article_34e715fd-fb8c-534d-a437-c51256507e54.html

Mexicans Recall Last Apaches Living in Sierra | Seattle Times - https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19970907&slug=2558969

A Savage Land | Thesis by Margery Hunt Watkinson - https://keep.lib.asu.edu/items/158479

The Last Apache “Broncho” | Thesis by Leah Candolin Cook - https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1015&context=hist_etds

Meet the Geronimos | Indian Country Today - https://ictnews.org/archive/meet-the-geronimos-descendants-talk-about-living-with-the-legacy

The Last Free Apaches | Cowboys & Indians Magazine - https://www.cowboysindians.com/2016/02/the-last-free-apaches/

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