battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Mazocoba

Name: Battle of Mazocoba
Location: Heroica Guaymas, Mexico

Battle of Mazocoba was a battle fought in 1900 at Heroica Guaymas, in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Heroica Guaymas. It was part of the Yaqui Wars, which ran from 1533 to 1929. The recorded result: Mexican victory; Yaquis Retreat. Recorded strength: 1,000–3,000 against 2,000.

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Map showing the location of the Battle of Mazocoba on January 18, 1900 between the Mexican Army and Yaqui native Americans.. $1LENCE D00600D, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought1900

WhereHeroica Guaymas, Mexico27.919N, 110.897W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeMexican victory; Yaquis Retreat

BelligerentsFederalsagainstYaqui

Part ofYaqui Wars1533 to 1929

Record

Date	1900 (year precision)
Place	Heroica Guaymas, Mexico 27.919N, 110.897W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	1,000–3,000	2,000
Casualties and losses	89 killed; 210 wounded; 54 killed; 125 wounded	~90 killed or wounded; 66 captured; ~397 killed; ~1,000 captured; ~1,000 killed
Commanders	Teresa Urrea

Placed at Heroica Guaymas; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Alamos 1865, 251 km SE
Battle of Guerrero 1916, 341 km E
La Noche Triste 1520, 345 km NE
Battle of Ambos Nogales 1918, 380 km N
Siege of Naco 1929, 390 km N

In the same war

After: Battle of Cerro del Gallo 1927

Elsewhere in 1900

Battle of Mazocoba is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 164 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871701, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mazocoba, revision 1379373159, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.