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The Yaqui Wars, [2] were a series of armed conflicts between New Spain, and its successor state, the Mexican Republic, against the Yaqui Natives. The period began in 1533 and lasted until 1929. The Yaqui Wars, along with the Caste War against the Maya, were the last conflicts of the centuries long Mexican Indian Wars.
The Yaqui Indians have been historically described as quite tall in stature. Yaqui men have an average height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and Yaqui women have an average height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m). [21] Traditionally, a Yaqui house consisted of three rectangular sections: the bedroom, the kitchen, and a living room, called the "portal".
The Zapotec civilization (Be'ena'a "The People"; c. 700 BC–1521 AD) is an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica. Archaeological evidence shows that their culture originated at least 2,500 years ago.
Many Zapotec Catholic people participate in an annual pilgrimage to visit the statue during festivities lasting from December 7 to December 9. At the time of the Spanish conquest of the New World, church and state were not separate in Zapotec society. In fact, the Zapotec lord was trained in religious practice as a requirement prior to taking ...
The Yaqui Wars were a series of armed conflicts between New Spain, and the later Mexican Republic, against the Yaqui Indians. Over the course of nearly 400 years, the Spanish and the Mexicans repeatedly launched military campaigns into Yaqui territory which resulted in several serious battles and massacres .
Zapotec peoples: Victory A royal decree favorable to the Indians was published, in which their "repartimiento" was abolished, that is, forced labor was put to an end. Then the rebellions ends and their leaders are delivered to the Spanish justice. Piracy attacks on Lake Nicaragua (1665–1857) New Spain. Captaincy General of Guatemala
Benito Pablo Juárez, of Zapotec origin, was President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872. Over the 300 years of colonialism, many aspects of life became Europeanized. Important government positions were filled by the Spanish and their descendants, and later by elite mestizos, persons of mixed European and indigenous ancestry.
The Mayo Indians had also rebelled and the Prefect of Álamos. Jose Prado viewed the necessity of carrying out a military campaign. [5] The Yaqui rebels managed to kill one of the Mexican military commander sent to keep them under control, and the Yaqui went as far as the Rio Mayo by December.