Juan Ignacio Jusacamea (Juan De La Cruz Banderas)*
Juan De La Cruz Banderas orchestrated the first
major Yaqui resistance
against the Mexican government. His original goal was to unify all indigenous
tribes
of the Northwest to protect the natives against the atrocities being
committed by the Mexican/Spanish government, but he never succeeded
in obtaining full
support of other groups. He claimed that he was sent from above to reinstate
the Mexica emperor Moctezuma by vanquishing their evil Spanish oppressors.
Between 1826 and 1833 he led the fearless Yaquis
into many confrontations
with the imperialistic Mexican/Spanish government. Banderas introduced
a form of
guerrilla warfare to the Yaquis that would allow for the workers in
the
pueblos and haciendas to support the rebels around the Yaqui River.
After time, they
would switch roles. The government found it nearly impossible to weed
out the
rebels, because they were all united in the rebellion. He led the Yaqui
into
several battles against the Mexican government. Jusacamea was murdered
by the
Mexican government in 1833, but his legacy lives on to this day as one
of the
most powerful and influential figures in indigenous Mexican history.
*Information provided by savageassmexican@aol.com
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