Yaqui Wars , were a series of armed conflicts between New Spain , and the later Mexican Republic , against the Yaqui Indians . The period began in 1533 and lasted until 1929 . The Yaqui Wars , along with the Caste War against the Maya , were the last conflicts of the centuries long Mexican Indian Wars . Over the course of nearly 400 years , the Spanish and the Mexicans repeatedly launched military campaigns into Yaqui territory which resulted in several serious battles and some infamous massacres
massacres
List of Indian massacres
Yaqui Wars