Yaquis and the Empire
Subtitle: Violence, Spanish Imperial Power, and Native Resilience in Colonial Mexico
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780300196894
Subjects: Indians of mexico, history; Indians of mexico, government relations; Indians of mexico, missions; Mexico, history, spanish colony, 1540-1810
Description: This title examines the history of Yaqui-Spanish interactions from first contact in 1533 to Mexican independence in 1821. It deals with the colonial history of the Yaqui people of the state of Sonora and presents a portrait of the colonial experience of the indigenous peoples of Mexico's Yaqui River Valley. It identifies 3 ironies that emerged: the strategic use by the Yaquis of both resistance and collaboration; the intertwined roles of violence and negotiation in the colonial pact; and the surprising ability of the imperial power to remain effective despite its general weakness.