Licerio geronimo biography native american

Licerio Imaya Gerónimo (August 27, – January 16, ) was a general of the Philippine Revolutionary Forces under Emilio Aguinaldo. He is remembered in Philippine–American War annals as the opposing general to Major General Henry Ware Lawton at the Battle of San Mateo on December 19, , where Lawton lost his life along with 13 other Americans.

Licerio geronimo biography native american

His claim to fame as the general who brought down Henry Ware Lawton is considered ironic, as Lawton had been previously credited with the capture of the Apache leader Geronimo.