Editing Cajemé (section)

===California Gold Rush===

At the age of 14, Cajemé accompanied his father, Fernando, and many other Yaqui people from [[Sonora]], during the 1849 [[California Gold Rush|Gold Rush]] to Upper California. Cajemé and his father returned to Sonora about two years later. Cajemé seems to have learned [[English Language|English]] at that time, as well as having his first experience in defending himself against armed conflict.<ref>Corral, 1959 [1900]</ref> In spite of statements to the contrary, his father Fernando evidently did well in the gold fields, as his son was enrolled in an exclusive private school, the only school at the time in [[Guaymas]], and one of only 20 schools in the State of Sonora in the 1850s.<ref>Molina, 1983</ref> This was the Colegio Sonora operated by Cayetano Navarro, Prefect of [[Guaymas]]. Cajemé subsequently learned to read and write [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. Corral correctly states that Cajemé was 16 to 18 years of age during his time attending school, supporting the actual 1835 year of his birth.<ref>Corral, 1959 [1900]</ref>