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to town & Plaza Alameda, honors one of Mexico's favorite presidents. Juarez (1806-1872) of Zapotec Indian parentage, was orphaned as a child then raised & educated by priests. As a lawyer, he worked for agricultural reform & the rights of Indian populations. He was made president in 1858 & was responsible for overthrowing the French.
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