# Cananea strike (1 June 1906)

URL: https://allhistories.com/mexico/timeline/1906-cananea-strike
Location: Cananea, Sonora
Themes: Society

Mexican miners at William Cosmo Greene's US-owned Cananea Consolidated Copper Company strike over low pay and discrimination favoring American workers. Clashes leave a number of people dead, and armed volunteers led by Arizona Ranger captain Thomas Rynning cross the border to help Mexican authorities suppress the strike. Its leaders are imprisoned in the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa.

## Why it matters
Cananea exposed foreign privilege and labor repression under Díaz and is considered a precursor of the Revolution.

Ruler at the Time: [Porfirio Díaz (1884–1911)](https://allhistories.com/mexico/rulers/porfirio-diaz-3)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Cananea strike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cananea_strike)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Cananea strike](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Cananea+strike)
- [Wikipedia — Restored Republic & Porfiriato (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porfiriato)