Benito Juarez

Erin Harper

(not Randi)

Birth -1806.

Juarez was born on March 21, 1806. Juarez was born in the village of San Pablo Guelatao. He had siblings, but every site I go to has a different number.

San Pablo Guelatao , Oaxaca

This is the village Benito Juarez was born in. The mountains in the back are named Sierra Juárez.

Childhood-1809

Juarez’s parents, Marcelino Juárez and Brígida García, were peasants. They died when Juarez was three years old in 1809. When his parents died, he and his sister (Rosa) were cared for by thier grandfather, Pedro Juarez, and grandmother, Justa Lopez, who were Zapotec Indians that lived in the Zapotec Nation.

Childhood

This is Monte Alban. It is the capital city of the Zapotec Nation. Juarez lived here with his grandparents.

December 17, 1818

When Juarez was 12, he ran away from his house and fled on foot to the city of Oaxaca. He lodged in the house of Don Antonio Maza, where his sister, Marίa Josėfa, was working as a cook.

Don Antonio Maza

Pictured is Don Antonio Maza. He employed Juarez’s sister and allowed him to lodge in his house.

Marriage-1843

In the year 1843, Juarez married a faithful woman by the name of Margarita Mazza. She was of Italian descent and shared with him ten children. She was always supportive of him and they had a rare “perfect marriage.”

Margarita Maza

Margarita Maza (above) was the devoted wife of Juarez. They were rumored to have a perfect relationship and to have supported each other a hundred percent.

Exiled in 1853

In 1853 the conservatives took power in Mexico and many liberals were exiled. This included Juarez, who spent his time of exile in New Orleans.

La Reforma represented the triumph of Mexico's liberal forces over the conservative forces. The statue is located in New Orleans where Juarez was exiled.

Best Known as…

Juarez is best known as a presidential hero of Mexico. He spent 1858-1872 as president of Mexico. Benito Juarez was the first Mexican leader who did not have a military background. He was also the first and only Indian to be president of Mexico.

Valley of Oaxaca from the West ridge of the San Felipe Valley High

Pictured is a stone memorial to Benito Juarez with the inscription "El respeto al direcho ajeno es la paz" (respect for the rights of others is peace)

Sep 16, 1889

In 1889, Juarez went back to Mexico City. El Paso del Norte changed its name to Ciudad Juarez in his honor. However, the city of Franklin was then renamed El Paso.

Ciudad Juarez

This is the city of Ciudad Juarez. It was named after Benito Juarez. It is known for being “the most violent zones in the world outside of declared world zones.”

Death-1872

Juarez died on July 17, 1872. The cause of death was heart failure(stroke). He died in Palacio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.

Palacio Nacional

Illustrated above is Benito Juarez’s death place. Inside, on the walls are beautiful murals painted by Diego Rivera.

National Holiday

Benito Juarez was such an influence on Mexico that March 21st is dedicated to him. It is officially a national holiday. His name is used widely througout all of Mexico.

MONEY!

This is 20 pesos. Benito Juarez is pictured on it because he is so greatly respected.

Personal Apologies…

I wanted to apologize for the sources not being on every slide. I transferred my powerpoint to my home computer from the school computer and some how all my picture slides were deleted, but I saved all my sources on my wiki. I got all the sources, but I have no idea what source goes with what piece of information. >:0 FAIL!

Sources

http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?action=read&artid=143

· Benito Juárez Biography (President of Mexico) — Infoplease.com

Benito Juárez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://catterall.net/oaxaca.html

· benito juarez timeline - Google Search

http://reference.findtarget.com/search/Benito%20Ju%C3%A1rez/

www.nndb.com/people/945/000091672

lennyharp.com/juarez.html