Yaqui leader Cajeme

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Yaqui leader Cajeme was a prominent 19th-century indigenous chief in Mexico who led armed resistance against the Mexican government to defend Yaqui land and autonomy.

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instanceOf Yaqui leader
human
indigenous leader
alsoKnownAs José María Leyva NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath execution by firing squad
centuryOfActivity 19th century
conflict Yaqui Wars NERFINISHED
armed resistance against the Mexican government
countryOfActivity Mexico NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
dateOfBirth c. 1835
dateOfDeath 1887
ethnicity Yaqui NERFINISHED
ethnoPoliticalIdentity Yaqui nationalist leader
goal defense of Yaqui communal lands
preservation of Yaqui autonomy
resistance to land dispossession
historicalSignificance key figure in indigenous struggles in northern Mexico
symbol of Yaqui resistance
languageSpoken Spanish
Yaqui NERFINISHED
movement Yaqui resistance movement NERFINISHED
name Cajeme NERFINISHED
notableFor defending Yaqui land and autonomy
leading Yaqui resistance against the Mexican government
occupation military leader
political leader
opponent Mexican federal government NERFINISHED
Porfirian authorities
state government of Sonora NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Río Yaqui region
Sonora NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Pótam NERFINISHED
Sonora NERFINISHED
Yaqui territory NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Guaymas NERFINISHED
Sonora NERFINISHED
positionHeld Yaqui chief
Yaqui governor
regionRepresented Yaqui River valley NERFINISHED
resisted military campaigns of the Mexican state in Sonora
policies of forced assimilation and displacement of the Yaqui people

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Cajeme namedAfter Yaqui leader Cajeme