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Benito Juárez was born on March 21, 1806 in San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca -
On December 17, 1818, at the age of 12, he ran away from home and marched on foot to Oaxaca from the Ixtlán District. -
His first job in the city was as a cattle keeper and he earned two reales a day. -
He entered the seminary on October 18, 1821, studied arts, theology, and philosophy. -
In 1827, in Oaxaca the Constituent Congress met in which the liberals managed to establish the Institute of Sciences and Arts, destined to the education of the youth independently of the church. -
Benito Juárez entered the Institute of Sciences in August 1828 to study Law. -
In 1831 he was alderman of the Oaxaca City Council and in 1833 he was a local deputy -
In 1831 he finished his degree and joined the law firm of Don Tiburcio Cañas. The same year he began his political career as alderman of the capital. -
In January 1834 he presented his practical jurisprudence examination before the State Court of Justice and approved, for which he was issued the title of lawyer. -
On July 31, 1843, Benito Juárez married Margarita Maza -
He joined the state administration as Secretary of the Governor's Office, Antonio León. -
Benito Juárez in 1855 is appointed Minister of Justice and Public Instruction -
In July 1859, with the support of the radical group, issued the so-called Reform Laws -
On May 31 Juárez left Mexico City, embodying Mexico's sovereignty in the exodus. -
The French army withdrew due to the European situation and the restoration of the Republic began. Juárez was reelected President again and took office on December 25, 1867. -
On July 30, 1867, the brig Juárez docked in Veracruz with a prisoner worth his weight in gold: Antonio López de Santa Anna. -
In 1871, Juarez loses his wife due to his illness -
Porfirio Diaz rebelled against Juarez -
When the rebellion was declining, Don Benito Juárez died on July 18, 1872, in the National Palace. -
As of July 18, 1887, it became official as a national holiday