5 days ago ... Benito Juárez: Benito Juarez, national hero and president of Mexico (1861-72), who for three years (1864-67) fought against foreign occupation under the emperor Maximilian and who sought constitutional reforms to create a democratic federal republic. read more
Benito Juárez: Benito Juarez, national hero and president of Mexico (1861-72), who for three years (1864-67) fought against foreign occupation under the emperor Maximilian and who sought constitutional reforms to create a democratic federal republic. read more
Benito Juárez is depicted on the 20-peso banknote. From the time of Juárez, Mexico's government has issued several notes with the face and the subject of Juárez. In 2000, $20.00 (twenty pesos) bills, where on one side appears the bust of Juárez and to his left, the Juarista eagle across the Chamber, were issued. read more
Benito Juárez was a national hero and president of Mexico, who, for three years (1864-'67), fought against foreign occupation under Maximilian. Synopsis Born on March 21, 1806, in San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico, Benito Juárez was orphaned at age 3 and raised by relatives. read more