Cinco de Mayo
August 20, 2026
Benito Juarez, Mexico’s Zapotec-born president, is presented as the central figure behind Mexico’s resistance to foreign domination and the meaning of Cinco de Mayo. Born in 1806 in Guelatao, Oaxaca, and orphaned at age 3, Juarez rose from poverty through education to become Minister of Justice and…
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