Cajemé
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Cajemé (born José María Bonifacio Leyba Pérez, May 14, 1835 – April 23, 1887) was a Yaqui military leader in the Mexican state of Sonora. Cajemé or Kahe'eme means 'one who does not stop to drink [water]' in the Yaqui language and was originally a clan name, used by Cajemé's father.
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- Biography
- California Gold Rush
- Military Experience
- Appointment as Alcalde Mayor
- Cajemé's Rebellion Against Mexican Authority
- Betrayal
- Execution
- Events Following Cajemé's Death
- Cajemé's families
- Municipality of Cajeme
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Cajemé (born José María Bonifacio Leyba Pérez, May 14, 1835 – April 23, 1887) was a Yaqui military leader in the Mexican state of Sonora. Cajemé or Kahe'eme means 'one who does not stop to drink [water]' in the Yaqui language and was originally a clan name, used by Cajemé's father.
==Biography== thumb|Statue of Cajemé erected in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora in 1985