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[edit] Benito Pablo Juárez García

I also think that theres a lot to tell about Juarez, but what I think is the biggest error about this article is that there is not a single attituide form the U.S. that showed a lillte help to Mexico durign the french invasion, of course they didn´t brake relations with Mexico but neither challenged France at all.

U.S. support to Juarez, especially in the form of weapons, came after the end of the American Civil War. They also allowed Juarez' government to operate for some time from American soil. That doesn't seem like "little help" to me. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ 11:22, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

The Lincoln administration also put diplomatic pressure on France to withdraw, ultimately sending troops from the Union army to the Mexican border once south Texas had been recaptured from the Confederates. Before 1865, of course, the United States didn't have much ability to influence Mexican affairs because they had their own war to fight -- a war in which France was a potential combatant and secret friend of the Confederacy.

This article also leaves out Juarez rewriting the Constitution in a manner that made it a criminal offense for a priest to serve in any of his pastoral duties.

[edit] Atheist

I saw him categorized as such earlier and thought it was unlikely, but I didn't remove the cat since I wasn't certain. I haven't been look into it too deeply, but don't all freemasons acknowledge a Creator? If Juárez himself claimed to be an atheist, then that is a different story. But I don't think he should be categorized as an atheist just for implementing anti-clerical policies.--Rockero 20:26, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dictator

This man was a dictator like many other presidents of Mexico. He used his position as president to steal the elections of 1867 and 1871. While he was certainly a patriot and hero to Mexico, I find it humorous that so many refuse to accept that he too maintained his office by dictatorial means. Maybe because he was the only full blooded Indian to become President he gets a pass.... 71.146.59.75 21:49, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dates in office

Just a minor point, but I believe that the official position would be that Juarez remained in office as President of the Republic during the period that Maximilian and the French were in control of Mexico City. I think the dates in the piece should reflect this. I suggest a wording like "served as President from 1861 to 1872. His presidency was interrupted by the French invasion that installed Maximilian as 'Emperor of Mexico.' Juarez continued to claim that he was the legitimate president and led a resistance movement, which was eventually sucessful."


[edit] Early years?

Any articles on how his childhood was like? and how did he get to be a lawyer? did all amerindians in Mexico have that privilege?--F3rn4nd0 01:10, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

According to the Spanish version when Juárez went to Mexico City he was helped by a priest, learned Spanish and received secondary education. Then, when he complete these studies, he decided to became a lawyer instead of another priest.--Menah the Great 18:15, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject class rating

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[edit] Vandalism

lately theres been a lot of vandalism regarding gay sujects, can someone please block this page from newly registered or unregistered users —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.152.136.31 (talk) 00:18, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Benito Juarez probably NEVER referred to himself or his parents as an Amerindian

Juárez was born in the small village of San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, located in the mountain range now known as the "Sierra Juárez." His parents, Marcelino Juárez and Brígida García were peasants who died when he was three years old. He described his parents as "Amerindians of the primitive race of the country." He worked in the corn fields and as a shepherd until the age of 12. On December 17, 1818, he walked to the city of Oaxaca looking to educate himself and find a better life. At the time he was illiterate and could not speak Spanish, only Zapotec.



The Native American name controversy is an ongoing dispute over the acceptable ways to refer to the indigenous peoples of the Americas and to broad subsets thereof, such as those living in a specific country or sharing certain cultural attributes. Once-common terms like "Indian" remain in use, despite the introduction of terms such as "Native American" and "Amerindian" during the latter half of the 20th century. From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerindians


Juarez would have been dead for nearly 100 years before this word was introduced. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.106.231.201 (talk) 15:11, 1 May 2008 (UTC)