Benito Pablo Juárez Garcia was Mexico's 26th President, serving from 1858 to 1872. A judge and liberal reformer, Juárez led the Mexican people through the turbulent eras of the Reform War and the Second French Intervention, and is the only Mexican president to have an annual Mexican national holiday formally proclaimed in his honor. Let's explore!

Some other things named in Juárez's honor include a city in Argentina, a species of snake, and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

Further Reading:

Roeder, Ralph. Juárez and his Mexico. New York, Viking Press, 1947.

Hamnett, Brian. Juárez. London, Longman Group, 1994.

Cadenhead. Benito Juárez. New York, 1973.

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