Development and Rural Rebellion
Pacification of the Yaquis in the Late Porfiriato
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2772366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evelyn Hu-Dehart (0000-0001-9570-1261, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 72 |
| Publication date | 1974-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic American Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2168 • E-ISSN: 1527-1900 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2512840 |
| OpenAlex | W4248059507, W2329971538 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
HE DEPORTATION OF THE NATIVE YAQUIS of Sonora to other parts of Mexico, notably to the henequen plantations of Yucat'an, was one of the most notorious acts of the Diaz regime in the decade preceding the ig9o Revolution.' However, the background, rationale, mechanism, and consequences of this deportation have not been adequately studied. This essay discusses the motives of the Yaqui rebellions which both preceded and characterized the Diaz period, the development of the Diaz re'gime's efforts to pacify the Yaquis and the implications of the official policy both for the Yaquis and for Sonora's landowning elite. Finally, it views the deportation as a contributing factor in the alienation of these Sonoran groups and their participation in the Mexican Revolution. Yaqui rebellion had a long history antedating the' Diaz period. But the Yaquis intensified and found new meaning for their resistance as a result of the impact in Sonora of the process of rapid economic development occurring in Mexico during the Porfiriato. During this period, massive infusions of foreign capital dislocated certain traditional sectors of society, thus provoking rural rebellions against the forces or agents of development in various parts of the country. The Zapatista movement emerged in the sugar-growing region in central Mexico as a result of such conflicts.2 The intensified Yaqui rebellion was another example
Political science · Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions · Historical Studies in Latin America · History and Politics in Latin America · Latin American history and culture
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1975 - 2023 (49) |
| Highly cited | No |