Las guerras con las tribus Yaqui Mayo del estado de Sonora. Obra mandada formar por la Secretaría de Guerra y Marina en 28 de mayo de 1902, al general de brigada, Francisco P. Troncoso. Comprende: desde el 22 de diciembre 1529, hasta el 31 de diciembre de 1902. Imprensa por orden del Secretario de Guerra y Marina, general de divisíon, Francesco Z. Mena.
México: Tip. del Departamento de Estado Mayor, 1905. 342, ix pp. + map. Illus. with 1 b/w folding map. 4to. Quarter morocco over marbled boards, 4 raised bands, gilt title. First edition. A very good copy, wear to spine head, extremely faint accession numbers at foot of spine, scuffed boards, owner's bookplate on front pastedown, owner's stamp on half-title, a few small repairs to map on verso, contents clean and tight. Palau 341328. Eberstadt 128-43. Item #41542
Divided into four parts: 1. The time of the conquest from 1529 until 1610; 2. The colonial period, 1611-1822; 3. From Independence until the expulsion of the French troops; 4. The last third of the 19th century. At the time this book was prepared, the Yaquis had been at war with the various governments for nearly four centuries with only occasional periods of peace. Republished in 1977 as part of the series "Clásicos de la antropología mexicana." Provenance: Joseph M. Gleason (bookplate), who helped bring the Lima collection to the Catholic Univ. of America.
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