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[[Image:BenitoJuarez.jpg|right]]
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'''Benito Juárez Garcia''' (1806 - 1872), national hero of [[Mexico]]; he was president from 1858 to 1872 and is often regarded as Mexico's greatest leader. Juárez was born in San Pablo Guelatao, in the southern state of [[Oaxaca]], Mexico on March 21, 1806. He was one of the very few [[Native Americans]] ever to become president. Juárez was a Zapotec Indian educated as a middle-class liberal On July 31, 1843, Juárez married Doña Margarita Maza, catholic lady of Italian descent.
'''Benito Juárez Garcia''' (1806 - 1872) is a national hero of [[Mexico]]; he was president from 1858 to 1872 and is often regarded as Mexico's greatest leader. Juárez was born in San Pablo Guelatao, in the southern state of [[Oaxaca]], Mexico on March 21, 1806. He was one of the very few [[Native Americans]] ever to become president. Juárez was a Zapotec Indian educated as a middle-class liberal On July 31, 1843, Juárez married Doña Margarita Maza, catholic lady of Italian descent.
Juárez became a lawyer in 1835, on 1847 he became governor of Oaxaca and on 1857 became the Minister of Justice. During the period known as [[Mexican Reform]] laws sponsored by the Liberal Party curtailed the power of the [[Roman Catholic]] church and the military. Juárez on 1855 decreed a law which separated church and government; this law was "...the spark that produced the flame of the Reform that in later times would consume the decaying structure of abuse and prejudice...". This launched the War of Reform fought from December 1857 to January 1861. Between 1859 and 1863, Juarez proclaimed the Laws of Reform.
Juárez became a lawyer in 1835, on 1847 he became governor of Oaxaca and on 1857 became the Minister of Justice. During the period known as [[Mexican Reform]] laws sponsored by the Liberal Party curtailed the power of the [[Roman Catholic]] church and the military. Juárez on 1855 decreed a law which separated church and government; this law was "...the spark that produced the flame of the Reform that in later times would consume the decaying structure of abuse and prejudice...". This launched the War of Reform fought from December 1857 to January 1861. Between 1859 and 1863, Juarez proclaimed the Laws of Reform.