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Benito Juárez

Zapotec president who led Mexico through civil war and foreign invasion.

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March 21st, the date of Juárez's birth, is a national holiday in Mexico.[1][2]

Key facts and history

His parents were Zapotec peasants, and he became an orphan at age three.[3][4][2] Juárez moved to Oaxaca City at age 12, working as a domestic servant.[5][6] He entered a seminary in 1821 but later transferred to the Institute of Arts and Sciences in 1827.[7] Juárez served as governor of Oaxaca, where he eliminated the state deficit and built roads and bridges.[8]

He was exiled to New Orleans by Santa Anna, working as a cigar maker.[9][2] Juárez came into the world on 21 March 1806 in San Pablo Guelatao, a village located in Oaxaca.[10] Juárez earned a law degree from the Institute of Arts and Sciences in 1832, and on 13 January 1834 he was officially allowed to practice law.[7] After Comonfort left the country, the presidency passed to Juárez because, as Chief Justice, he was next in line for the office.[11]

Juárez's life ended in 1872 due to a heart attack.[12][2]

What the research sources say

The Sistema Internet de la Presidencia states that Juárez lived with his sister, a servant in the house of Antonio Maza, who helped with his studies.[2] The same source notes that Juárez and other liberal leaders took refuge from Santa Anna in New Orleans.[2] The Sistema Internet de la Presidencia also reports that Juárez was imprisoned for being fiercely pro-constitution and anti-clergy.[2] The Sistema Internet de la Presidencia explains that Juárez is seen as representing Mexico because his indigenous roots and seminary education reflect the national mixture of races and cultures.[2]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Benito Juárez" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Amador Tello, "Adolfo López Mateos: ¿El mejor presidente?", Proceso, 12 January 2016; "History & Holidays: A Brief Comment on Benito Juárez", Mexperience, 20 March 2023 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. "Juárez' Birthday", Sistema Internet de la Presidencia. facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Benito Juárez" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Juárez, Benito, on his early years", Historical Text Archive; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Benito Juárez" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; "Mexico and the United States", Marshall Cavendish, 2002, p. 435 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Benito Juárez" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Krauze, Enrique, Mexico: Biography of Power, New York: Harper Collins, 1997, p. 162. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Benito Juárez" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Juárez' Birthday", Sistema Internet de la Presidencia; "Juárez' Birthday", Sistema Internet de la Presidencia; (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Benito Juárez" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Burke 1894, p. 51; Burke 1894, p. 51; Hamnett, "Benito Juárez, Early Liberalism, and the Regional Politics of Oaxaca, 1828–1853", Bulletin of Latin American Research, 1991, p. 3–21 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Benito Juárez" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rivera Cambas 1873, p. 591 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Benito Juárez" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Burke 1894, p. 51; Burke 1894, p. 51; "Juárez, Benito", 2007; Hamnett, Juárez, 51; Agencia Seméxico, "Margarita a Maza de Juárez: Mucho más que una esposa", Pagina 3, 21 March 2015 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Benito Juárez" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Benito Juárez" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Burke 1894, p. 51; Burke 1894, p. 51; Vanderwood, "Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History", 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Benito Juárez" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stevens, "Benito Juárez", pp. 333–35.; Hamnett, "Benito Juárez", pp,. 718–721. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

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