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Bisbee Daily Review
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
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Rumors of a Yaqui Indian revolt against federal authorities in Sonora circulated in El Paso and Juarez for the past month. Federal troops, mostly Yaqui, mutinied en route and refused orders in Juarez. Villa claims control of the movement with Reyna as his commander.
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EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 13.- Rumors of a revolt against the federal authorities in Sonora have been circulated here and in Juarez for the past month.
When the 1,000 federal troops reached Juarez en route to Sonora overland, a number of the officers and men of the command which was made up largely of Yaqui Indians, said they would not fight against their tribesmen in Sonora. On the way to the border several mutinies occurred and while in Juarez the men refused to obey the commands of their officers on a number of occasions.
Villa claims to have the Yaqui movement under his control and that Reyna, the leader of the Indian uprising, is one of his commanders.
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Sonora
Event Date
Feb. 13
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several mutinies occurred among the troops; men refused to obey officers.
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Rumors of a revolt by Yaqui Indians against federal authorities in Sonora circulated in El Paso and Juarez for the past month. A command of 1,000 federal troops, largely Yaqui Indians, en route to Sonora overland reached Juarez, where officers and men stated they would not fight their tribesmen. Mutinies happened on the way to the border, and in Juarez the men refused officers' commands multiple times. Villa claims control of the Yaqui movement, with Reyna as one of his commanders.