Geier Indians

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]

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

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]