Yaqui Indian War and Prisoner Reports
Collection
Identifier: MSS-997-BC
Scope and Content
Official handwritten and typed documents reporting on military operations against Yaqui uprisings, with detailed information on the identities and relocation of prisoners taken.
Alcance y Contenido
Documentos oficiales escritos a mano y mecanografiados que informan sobre operaciones militares contra los levantamientos yaquis, con información detallada sobre las identidades y la reubicación de los prisioneros tomados.
Dates
- 1900-1941
- Majority of material found in 1907-1927
Language of Materials
Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
History
The Yaqui Wars are one of the longest-running conflicts in Mexican history, having begun in 1533 and lasting until 1929. The Yaqui Uprising of 1896 resulted in a peace treaty in 1897, but hostilities recurred in 1899 leading to bloody massacres, manhunts, and the taking of prisoners. Ultimately, the Porfirian government decided on a policy to “deport” Yaquis to the Yucatán and Oaxaca.
Between 1900 and 1909 the military removed a large portion of the Yaqui population from their homelands, who were delivered (if they survived) to faraway plantation owners as forced labor. At the outbreak of the Mexican Revolutions, Yaqui warriors joined rebel armies and began to resettle their ancestral lands. In spite of promises from the new regime, territorial incursion by wealthy and influential Mexicans sparked new rounds of hostilities. By 1929, military actions and more deportations had subdued the Yaqui.
Between 1900 and 1909 the military removed a large portion of the Yaqui population from their homelands, who were delivered (if they survived) to faraway plantation owners as forced labor. At the outbreak of the Mexican Revolutions, Yaqui warriors joined rebel armies and began to resettle their ancestral lands. In spite of promises from the new regime, territorial incursion by wealthy and influential Mexicans sparked new rounds of hostilities. By 1929, military actions and more deportations had subdued the Yaqui.
Historia
Las Guerras Yaqui son uno de los conflictos más antiguos en la historia de México, que comenzaron en 1533 y duraron hasta 1929. El Levantamiento Yaqui de 1896 dio lugar a un tratado de paz en 1897, pero las hostilidades se repitieron en 1899 y llevaron a sangrientas masacres, persecuciones y la toma de prisioneros. Finalmente, el gobierno porfiriano decidió una política para "deportar" a los yaquis a Yucatán y Oaxaca.
Entre 1900 y 1909, los militares sacaron a una gran parte de la población yaqui de sus tierras natales, quienes fueron entregados (si sobrevivían) a plantadores lejanos como mano de obra forzada. Al estallar las revoluciones mexicanas, los guerreros yaquis se unieron a los ejércitos rebeldes y comenzaron a reasentar sus tierras ancestrales. A pesar de las promesas del nuevo régimen, la incursión territorial de mexicanos ricos e influyentes provocó nuevas rondas de hostilidades. En 1929, las acciones militares y más deportaciones habían sometido al yaqui.
Entre 1900 y 1909, los militares sacaron a una gran parte de la población yaqui de sus tierras natales, quienes fueron entregados (si sobrevivían) a plantadores lejanos como mano de obra forzada. Al estallar las revoluciones mexicanas, los guerreros yaquis se unieron a los ejércitos rebeldes y comenzaron a reasentar sus tierras ancestrales. A pesar de las promesas del nuevo régimen, la incursión territorial de mexicanos ricos e influyentes provocó nuevas rondas de hostilidades. En 1929, las acciones militares y más deportaciones habían sometido al yaqui.
Extent
1 box (.25 linear feet)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Yaqui Indian War and Prisoner Reports, 1900-1941
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Wendy Pedersen
- Date
- © 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451