The Battle of Cerro del Gallo was a small engagement fought in 1927 between federal Mexican forces and a band of Yaquis near the mountains of Guanajuato. This was one of the last major battles of the Yaqui Wars.[1]
Battle
On April 28, 1927, Mexican newspaper, El Universal, reported that Yaquis had withdrawn from mountains near Cerro del Gallo. In response, Mexico decided to conduct a major offensive against them. Operations would be directed by general Álvaro Obregón, assisted by the general Francisco Manzo.[2] Thus leading towards the battle and the capture of 415 Yaquis. following the Yaquis defeat, Mexico had establish garrison on Yaqui pueblos and villages.[1] With the newly formed Mexican Air Force, Mexico had bombed and gas Yaqui positions on mountains.[3] On October 2, 1927, Manzo had expected Luis Matius, the Yaqui chieftain, to surrender after holding onto the Bacatete Mountains for a year.
See also
References
- ^ a b Schmal, John P. (September 6, 2019). "Indigenous Sonora: Four Centuries of Warfare (Part 2)".
- ^ El Universal, September 28, 1927
- ^ "Mountain Yaqui, Indigenous Resistance into the 20th Century – Mexico Unexplained".