Benito juárez, mexico
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Benito Juárez
President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872
For other uses, see Benito Juárez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Juárez and the second or maternal family name is García.
Benito Pablo Juárez García (Spanish:[beˈnitoˈpaβloˈxwaɾesɣaɾˈsi.a]ⓘ; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872)[1] was a Mexican politician, military commander, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. A Zapotec, he was the first Indigenous president of Mexico[a] and the first democratically elected Indigenous president in the postcolonial Americas.[7] A member of the Liberal Party, he previously held a number of offices, including the governorship of Oaxaca and the presidency of the Supreme Court. During his presidency, he led the Liberals to victory in the Reform War and in the Second French intervention in Mexico.
Born in Oaxaca to a poor rural Indigenous family and orphaned as a child, Juárez passed into the care of his uncle, eventually moving to Oaxaca Cit
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“Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the
rights of others is peace.”
- Benito Juarez
Critical Essay By
Dr. William Cumiford
Associate Professor of History
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
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Out of the tumultuous history of early 19th-century Mexico, a period of war, economic collapse and political corruption, Benito Juarez emerged as an unlikely leader and reformer, a politician who faced seemingly unsurmountable odds and is honored among the greatest of Mexicans. His legacy, beginning as a humble indigenous lawyer who rose to be the most revered 19th-century political leader of Mexico, is much debated by historians because of his controversial nationalist agenda against the backdrop of deep economic, racial and social divisions.
Born in Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico four years before the famous grito of Independence proclaimed by Miguel Hidalgo, Juarez’ early years coincided with the utter destruction of Mexico’s social and economic fabric stemming from the
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Benito Juárez
(1806-1872)
Synopsis
Born on March 21, 1806, in San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico, Benito Juárez was orphaned at age 3 and raised by relatives. He entered politics promoting reforms for the Mexican people. During the military regime of Santa Ana, he went into exile but returned to help overthrow the dictator. He then resisted the French occupation and worked to overthrow Emperor Maximillian. He served a total of five terms as president seeking to institute constitutional reforms and create a democratic Mexico.
Early Years
Benito Juárez was born into Zapotec Indian tribe in San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico. His parents, Brígida García and Marcelino Juárez, died when Benito was 3 and he was raised by relatives. Before starting school at age 12, he worked in the fields and didn’t speak Spanish. He entered Oaxaca Institute for the Arts and Sciences in 1827 and received his law degree in 1831. He quickly began to help poor farmers of Oaxaca in their battles with land owners.
At this time, Mexico was coming out of thirty years of domestic violence. The treasu
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