Yaqui

The Yaqui lived in farming villages along the lower Yaqui River in Sonora. In 1533 Yaqui warriors confronted Diego de Guzmán’s expedition; their leader drew a line in the earth and forbade the Spaniards to cross.

Peace in 1610 preceded the arrival of invited Jesuits in 1617. The Yaqui joined a rebellion in 1740. After Mexican taxation in 1825, Juan Banderas sought to unite neighboring peoples, but was captured after defeat at Soyopa in 1832 and executed in 1833.