The Pacification of the Yaquis and their Forced Deportation at the Beginning of the 20th Century – Different Interpretations of the Events in the Contemporary Press

Absztrakt

This paper focuses on the press reactions to the Yaqui conflict in Mexico and the deportation of the Yaquis in two contemporary daily newspapers in the period between 1902 and 1908 during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz. The essay seeks to understand the economic interests behind the events in the Yaqui River Valley region, the reasons for the deportations and the attitudes of the local hacendados and mine owners in the state of Sonora, as well as of the federal government or plantation owners in other parts of the country.