Geier people

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

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

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.

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.

18th century

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

Language

Damián Massanet reported that the Geier spoke the Coahuiltecan language.

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.