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
causeOfDeath execution by firing squad
centuryOfActivity 19th century
conflict Yaqui Wars
armed resistance against the Mexican government
countryOfActivity Mexico
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
dateOfBirth c. 1835
dateOfDeath 1887
ethnicity Yaqui
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
movement Yaqui resistance movement
linked to: Yaqui Wars
name Cajeme
notableFor defending Yaqui land and autonomy
leading Yaqui resistance against the Mexican government
occupation military leader
political leader
opponent Mexican federal government
Porfirian authorities
state government of Sonora
placeOfActivity Río Yaqui region
Sonora
placeOfBirth Pótam
Sonora
Yaqui territory
placeOfDeath Guaymas
Sonora
positionHeld Yaqui chief
Yaqui governor
regionRepresented Yaqui River valley
linked to: Yaqui Valley
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