benito juarez

     

He was elected governor of the state of Oaxaca in 1847 & president of Mexico 14 years later

Trivia about benito juarez

  • Elected governor of Oaxaca in 1847, by the end of the 1850s he was the provisional president of Mexico
  • "The Founder of Modern Mexico"
  • In Mexico March 21 is a national holiday because it's the birthday of this man, the "Abraham Lincoln" of Mexico