Geier Indians Explained

Group:Geier
Total:extinct as a tribe
Regions:southern Texas, U.S.;
northeastern Coahuila, Mexico
Languages:Coahuiltecan languages
Religions:Indigenous religion
Related Groups:other Coahuiltecan people

The Geier Indians or Geies[1] 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.[2]

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.[2]

18th century

The Geier were last mentioned in 1708, while they were still living in the Frio River valley.[2] They did not join any of the Spanish missions.[2]

Language

Damián Massanet reported that the Geier spoke the Coahuiltecan language.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. 1912. 2003. Digital Scanning Inc. 978-1-58218-748-8. 10 August 2011. 489.
  2. Web site: Campbell . Thomas N. . Geier Indians . Texas State Historical Association . 20 July 2023.