Geier people
| 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]
17th century
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Damián Massanet reported that the Geier spoke the Coahuiltecan language.[1]
References
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