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Mexico
The Plan of Tuxtepec: How the Porfiriato started
In the last decades of the 19th century, Porfirio Díaz dominated public life in Mexico, sometimes as the power behind…
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Mexico
The central bank pulls the blue 20-peso bill out of circulation
The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) has begun withdrawing the blue 20-peso banknote bearing the image of President Benito Juárez, ending…
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Mexico
Benito Juárez and Abe Lincoln
March of 1861 saw the inauguration of two of the most impactful presidents both Mexico and the United States would…
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Mexico
Happy Birthday, Benito Juárez, Mexico’s greatest president
Every March 21, Mexico celebrates the birth of Benito Juárez, the Zapotec boy who became a president, hero and symbol…
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