The Evolution of the Worship of Benito Juárez: From Politics to Iconography

The educational community and Misanteca society join in commemorating the birth of Benito Pablo Juárez García with a civic-cultural event to be held next Friday, the ceremony, which will feature the participation of at least 16 school institutions, will take place at 9:00 a.m. in front of the bust of the "Benemerito de las Américas", located in the Juárez colony, south of the city. Juan de Dios Hervert Barrios, director of the Flavia Torre prima…

This week in Primer Circulo, Carlos Elizondo and Federico Reyes Heroles welcome historian Rebeca Villalobos to analyze how Benito Juárez has been mythified in Mexico. Since his death in 1872, his image has been used by various governments and political movements to represent values such as legality, resistance and national sovereignty. Villalobos explores how the cult of Juárez was built through iconography, literature and politics, and how his …