Carlos Montezuma
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Carlos Montezuma was a physician from the United States, best known for Let my people go.
Quick Facts About Carlos Montezuma
- Born
- January 1, 1866
- Died
- January 1, 1923
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Physician
- Notable works
- Let my people go
About Carlos Montezuma
Carlos Montezuma or Wassaja was a Yavapai-Apache Native American physician, activist, and founding member of the Society of American Indians. His birth name, Wassaja, means "Signaling" or "Beckoning" in his native tongue. Wassaja was kidnapped by Pima raiders along with other children to be sold or bartered. In 1871, Wassaja was then purchased by Italian photographer Carlo Gentile in Adamsville for thirty silver dollars at the age of 5 or 6 years old. Gentile renamed him "Carlos Montezuma". Montezuma was the first Native American student at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University, and only the second Native American ever to earn a medical degree in an American University after Susan La Flesche Picotte. Wassaja was the first Native American male to receive a medical degree. Until his death Wassaja fought to support the rights of his Yavapai people and other Native Americans.
Biography source: Wikipedia
