Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez was a Mexican president and national hero who served from 1858 to 1872.
A Zapotec Indian who rose from poverty to become a lawyer, he led the Liberal Reform movement and defended Mexico against French intervention.
His resistance to Emperor Maximilian made him a symbol of Mexican sovereignty and indigenous achievement.
Many Mexican cities, streets, and institutions bear his name.
- ZapotecMesoamerican indigenous group
- OaxacaMexican state and city
- church and stateReligious and governmental powers
- secularNonreligious, worldly
- liberal reformsChanges expanding civil liberties
Liberal Party · Cinco de Mayo · Lincoln · exile · nineteenth · separation · patriot · indigenous · indigenous rights · statesman · national hero · portrait · Mexican peso · Maximilian · reform · constitution · lawyer · century
social origins and reform stance
Benito Juárezlanded aristocracy
Nobles whose wealth derives from estates