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1858 BCE
Important events
after the coup d'état by Ignacio Comonfort in support of the Tacubaya Plan, Benito Juárez occupies the position of President of the Republic through the ministry of law. As president, he defends the Constitution of 1857, proclaims the Reform Laws and successfully confronts the French Intervention and the Second Empire, preserving the sovereignty and independence of Mexico. -
Birth
He was born in San Pablo Guelatao, municipality of Ixtlán, Oaxaca. -
I flee from his town
He lost a sheep and caused destruction to the herd in a foreign land, so Benito Juárez ran away from the town, fearing the punishment of his uncle. -
Antonio Salanueva
He promised to send him to school to learn to read and write, sponsoring his studies at the seminary. -
Appointment in Oaxaca
he began to collaborate in a law firm and that same year he was elected as alderman of the Oaxaca City Council -
marriage
He married his beloved Margarita Maza -
Government Secretary
he was appointed government secretary in the cabinet of the governor of Oaxaca, general Antonio León. But he resigned his post when attempts were made to consign those who refused to pay tithing to the Church. -
appointments
he was part of the triumvirate exercised by the Executive Power in Oaxaca; He was appointed president of the state Court of Justice and was elected federal deputy to the Constituent Assembly seeking to reform the Constitution of 1824. -
sad event
his wife Margarita Maza de Juárez died, which diminished the spirit of the President, who did not recover from his loss. -
Juarez's death
Benito Juarez died in the National Palace
