Geier Indians

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Geier
Total population
extinct as a tribe [1]
Regions with significant populations
southern Texas, U.S.;
northeastern Coahuila, Mexico [1]
Languages
Coahuiltecan languages
Religion
Indigenous religion
Related ethnic groups
other Coahuiltecan people

The Geier Indians or Geies [2] were an 18th-century group of Indigenous people in what became Mexico and the United States. Little is known about this group. [1]

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17th century

In 1675, a Native group, recorded as the Papuliquier (a combination of the names Pacpul and Geier) visited a Spanish town of Monclova, Coahuila. [1]

The Franciscan priest Damián Massanet wrote that the Geier and five other Native groups had camped along the Frio River, near San Antonio in 1690. [1]

18th century

The Geier were last mentioned in 1708, while they were still living in the Frio River valley. [1] They did not join any of the Spanish missions. [1]

Language

Damián Massanet reported that the Geier spoke the Coahuiltecan language. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Campbell, Thomas N. "Geier Indians". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Hodge, Frederick Webb (2003) [1912]. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Digital Scanning Inc. p. 489. ISBN   978-1-58218-748-8 . Retrieved 10 August 2011.
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