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Benito Juárez
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Benito Pablo Juárez García was a Mexican politician, military officer, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in 1872. A Zapotec, he was the first Indigenous p
Juárez c. 1862
Juárez c. 1862
Juárez with his sister María Josefa (with braids) (left) and wife Margarita Maza, on the day of their marriage in 1843. Juárez was the first Mexican p
Juárez with his sister María Josefa (with braids) (left) and wife Margarita Maza, on the day of their marriage in 1843. Juárez was the first Mexican president to have been extensively photographed. This picture was taken just three years after photography was introduced to Mexico.
The Maza residence in Oaxaca City, where Juárez worked as a youth, is now known as Casa de Juárez and preserved as a museum.
The Maza residence in Oaxaca City, where Juárez worked as a youth, is now known as Casa de Juárez and preserved as a museum.
Early in his career, Juárez supported president Valentín Gómez Farías who attempted to carry out many of the reforms Juárez would eventually pass.
Early in his career, Juárez supported president Valentín Gómez Farías who attempted to carry out many of the reforms Juárez would eventually pass.
Maximilian I of Mexico
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Maximilian I was an Austrian archduke who became emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 10 April 1864 until his execution by the Restored Republic of Mexico on 19 June 1867.
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…Notables, whose motions had been prearranged by the French. On 8 July 1863, the Assembly resolved upon changing the nation into a monarchy, inviting Ferdinand Maximilian of Habsburg, to become Emperor of Mexico. On 9 June 1862, Juárez had arrived at San Luis Potosí and dispatches were sent to state governors in the parts of the…
Formal portrait, c. 1864
Formal portrait, c. 1864
Maximilian as a boy, 1847, by Joseph Karl Stieler
Maximilian as a boy, 1847, by Joseph Karl Stieler
Maximilian in uniform, painted in 1853
Maximilian in uniform, painted in 1853
Maria Amélia of Brazil by Friedrich Dürck, painted between 1837 and 1839
Maria Amélia of Brazil by Friedrich Dürck, painted between 1837 and 1839