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 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.
Early in his career, Juárez supported president Valentín Gómez Farías who attempted to carry out many of the reforms Juárez would eventually pass.
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
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Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada y Corral was a Mexican liberal politician and jurist who served as the 31st president of Mexico from 1872 to 1876.
Benito Juárez
…European governmentsand the three prisoners were eventually shot by firing squad on 19 June. Juárez reentered the capital on the morning of 15 July, with Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, José María Iglesias, and Ignacio Mejía, to public acclaim, the ringing of bells, and ceremonial artillery fire. He commuted the death sentences of…
Photo of Lerdo de Tejada, c.1870s-1880s
Monument to Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada in front of the Mexican Congress.