Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article Benito Juárez was born of Mesoamerican Indian parents, both of whom died when he was three years old. When he was 12, he left the uncle who was caring for him and joined his sister in the city of Oaxaca Juárez was born of Mesoamerican Indian parents, both of whom died when he was three years old. When he was 12, he left the uncle who was caring for him and joined his sister in the city of Oaxaca a post that brought him into national prominence He also believed that political stability could be achieved only through the adoption of a constitutional form of government based on a federal system able to concentrate his energy and interest and he proved himself the master of his government but with reinforcements they were able to occupy Mexico City in June 1863 and Maximilian soon arrived to take control of the government Soon afterward Mexican forces captured Maximilian and executed him Juárez then made the greatest mistake of his political career. In August 1867, shortly after his return to Mexico City, he issued a call for national elections and for a referendum on whether Congress should make five amendments to the constitution Public opinion did not object to the president’s running for reelection but the constitutional changes aroused immediate and violent reaction in many quarters His proposed changes came under fire because amendments enacted by Congress alone were unconstitutional and the changes would strengthen the executive power but the controversy had created such a crisis of confidence that the administration did not even bother to count the votes on the amendments His domestic reforms set the stage for Mexico’s remarkable modernization in the last quarter of the 19th century and freed Mexico from the most-flagrant remnants of neocolonialism His leadership against the French earned Juárez his place as a national hero Cinco de Mayo History: a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War The day is also known as Battle of Puebla Day While it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage particularly in areas with large Mexican American populations Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, a popular misconception. Instead, it commemorates a single battle. In 1861, Benito Juárez—a lawyer and member of the Indigenous Zapotec tribe—was elected president of Mexico the country was in financial ruin after years of internal strife and the new president was forced to default on debt payments to European governments In response, France, Britain and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew their forces France, however, ruled by Napoleon III decided to use the opportunity to carve an empire out of Mexican territory a well-armed French fleet stormed Veracruz landing a large force of troops and driving President Juárez and his government into retreat 6,000 French troops under General Charles Latrille de Lorencez set out to attack Puebla de Los Angeles Juárez rounded up a ragtag force of 2,000 loyal men—many of them either Indigenous Mexicans or of mixed ancestry—and sent them to Puebla The vastly outnumbered and poorly supplied Mexicans led by Texas-born General Ignacio Zaragoza fortified the town and prepared for the French assault Lorencez gathered his army—supported by heavy artillery—before the city of Puebla and led an assault The battle lasted from daybreak to early evening and when the French finally retreated they had lost nearly 500 soldiers Fewer than 100 Mexicans had been killed in the clash The same year, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, who had been installed as emperor of Mexico in 1864 by Napoleon, was captured and executed by Juárez’s forces Puebla de Los Angeles was renamed for General Zaragoza who died of typhoid fever months after his historic triumph there Cinco de Mayo is primarily observed in the state of Puebla where Zaragoza’s unlikely victory occurred although other parts of the country also take part in the celebration recreations of the Battle of Puebla and other festive events May 5 is a day like any other: It is not a federal holiday Why Do We Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the United States Cinco de Mayo is widely interpreted as a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage particularly in areas with substantial Mexican-American populations Chicano activists raised awareness of the holiday in the 1960s in part because they identified with the victory of Indigenous Mexicans (such as Juárez) over European invaders during the Battle of Puebla Mexican folk dancing and traditional foods such as tacos and mole poblano Some of the largest festivals are held in Los Angeles Many people outside Mexico mistakenly believe that Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican independence which was declared more than 50 years before the Battle of Puebla Independence Day in Mexico (Día de la Independencia) is commemorated on Sept. 16, the anniversary of the revolutionary priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s famous “Grito de Dolores” (“Cry of Dolores,” referring to the city of Dolores Hidalgo a call to arms that amounted to a declaration of war against the Spanish colonial government in 1810 Copyright © 2012-2025 The Los Alamos Daily Post is the 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log-splitting origins of his contemporary Abraham Lincoln—but Juárez has the added distinction of being Mexico’s first and Herrera’s Juárez is far from a bootstrapping hero—instead in shock at his abrupt departure from the country he had been working to liberate from conservative usurpers co-revolutionaries and policemen—an observer of the cruelties of life in an antebellum slave-trading city only elliptically recounted conversations and silent musings Time passes in fits and starts of dissociation the narrator of the book sums up Juárez’s entire Louisiana sojourn as he passes through customs: “His reception on disembarking from the packet boat had been a foretaste of all that was to come: waiting and waiting and not knowing words and not being seen and learning the secret names of things.” imprisoned and deported by longtime political rival Antonio López de Santa Anna to a country where he does not speak the language relying on the financial support of his wife watching the politics of his nation slide into conservatism The swamp in the title refers not only to the physical geography of New Orleans complete with bear fights and brothels and absinthe and arson There’s a fever dream where Juárez’s friend and anticlerical reformer Melchor Ocampo kills a pair of French vampires not with stakes to the heart but with workers’ nails complete with typographic flourishes and anachronistic slang long a signature of their collaborations (and beautifully explicated in Dillman’s own essays on translating Herrera) this is a novel of Benito Juárez’s political formation The book is studded with racial violence—violence by police a Black coffee shop owner who helps enslaved people find their way to freedom Their conversations make up the emotional and moral center of the book and Thisbee shares his outrage at injustice using her home and coffee shop to help people escape enslavement to a country that has successfully deposed the tyrant that exiled him his watching and waiting has transformed into a sense of purpose to help shepherd Mexico into a more just future Oliva is an essayist and embroiderer based in Chicago Oliva is an essayist and embroiderer based in Chicago. Her writing has been included in Best American Travel Writing 2020 and her book, Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith and Migration Americas Quarterly (AQ) is the premier publication on politics We are an independent publication of the Americas Society/Council of the Americas PUBLISHED BY AMERICAS SOCIETY/ COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS Every March 21, Mexico celebrates the birth of Benito Juárez, the Zapotec boy who became a president, hero and symbol of just about everything Mexican and his stern face stares down from statues across the nation you probably have Benito Juárez in your pocket right now Juárez was born in 1806 in the small village of San Pablo Guelatao a place so quiet you could hear a tortilla flip from a mile away he overcame his humble beginnings and changed the fate of a nation He pushed for reforms that would put power in the hands of the people And he did it all with the charisma of an overworked accountant Juárez had a roller coaster journey to becoming the unwavering leader of Mexico He got involved in Liberal Party politics early in life and was elected governor of his home state in 1848 a role in which he made an enemy of Antonio López de Santa Anna When Santa Anna came back to power for the last time in 1853 Juárez was imprisoned and exiled for his liberal views It was not the first time he would be on the run in the coming years Juárez fled to New Orleans, where he spent two years in obscurity, working as a cigar maker and plotting the future of Mexico with other exiled liberals, waiting for the right moment to return home. That moment came in 1855, when Santa Anna was overthrown in the Ayutla Revolution and Juárez returned as Minister of Justice in the new liberal government that would shape Mexico’s future incorporating these provisions as the iron-bound law of the land this made a lot of powerful people very angry which had been running things for quite some time suddenly found itself on the losing end of history who preferred their peasants obedient and illiterate And when Mexico’s ruling class gets uncomfortable history tells us they usually do something drastic In December 1857, the conservatives rebelled against the new constitution, convinced liberal President Ignacio Comonfort to overthrow his own government and plunged Mexico into civil war who led the liberal government to military victory over the conservatives in 1860 and handily won the presidential elections of 1861 But the conservatives weren’t defeated yet and they still had a trick up their sleeve Enter Maximilian von Habsburg a well-dressed Austrian sent by Napoleon III to rule Mexico With the support of the Mexican conservatives and suddenly Juárez found himself again leading a government on the run chased across Mexico by a man who had absolutely no business being there he waged a guerrilla war against the conservatives and the French Just a firing squad and a clear message: Mexico would not be a European colony anymore for a government free from corruption and foreign influence But then came the tricky part: governing in a time of peace Like many great revolutionaries before him Juárez found that running a country is a lot harder than fighting for one were meant to break up communal Indigenous lands to create private property and stimulate the economy — in reality wealthy landowners and speculators bought up most of the newly private land these reforms often did more to alienate people than unite them many of whom had joined Juárez’s forces during the war didn’t necessarily see their lives improve under his leadership His enemies in government accused him of clinging to power of being just as dictatorial as the men he had fought against often against strong opposition from other liberals He centralized power in ways that made even his allies nervous Some of his closest supporters defected and even revolted against his government in 1871 the general who would later rule Mexico as a dictator for over 30 years The revolutionaries had become the establishment Juárez began to look less like a radical reformer and more like a man who simply couldn’t let go Benito Juárez is remembered as Mexico’s Abraham Lincoln a man of the people who believed in justice and equality Maybe that’s because his struggles still feel so present in Mexico the battles he fought — between rich and poor progress and tradition — have never really ended Stephen Randall has lived in Mexico since 2018 by way of Kentucky He’s an enthusiastic amateur chef who takes inspiration from many different cuisines with favorites including Mexican and Mediterranean ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC In the mid-nineteenth century—even as many European liberals took a “turn to empire”—Mexican President Benito Juárez and his supporters enunciated an anti-imperial Mexican liberals rejected claims that Europe’s material progress conferred upon the continent a “civilizing mission” vis-à-vis the rest of the world Reconfiguring liberal and republican scripts juaristas proposed an order legitimated by popular sovereignty and based on equality among states This article situates juarista liberal internationalism in its historical context and in light of recent debates over liberalism’s longstanding entanglements with empire By uncovering this overlooked strand of anti-imperial liberalism from the periphery this article helps to decenter debates on liberal political thought and liberalism’s international implications should be integral to constructing a more pluralist and global understanding of the lineages of liberal internationalism | Support First Generation Scholars in the Profession APSA’s Summer Rise High School Intern Program: Meet the Cohort This issue is preventing our website from loading properly. Please review the following troubleshooting tips or contact us at [email protected] By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive email correspondence from us Create an FP account to save articles to read later ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER? Downloadable PDFs are a benefit of an FP subscription This article is an Insider exclusive Contact us at [email protected] to learn about upgrade options unlocking the ability to gift this article Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is preparing to step down on Oct. 1 after six years in office. He leaves with soaring approval ratings and a handpicked successor who is poised to maintain his legacy Although López Obrador’s tenure has been polarizing both his detractors and supporters concede that he has transformed Mexico’s domestic political scene Yet this isolationist reading of López Obrador’s tenure misses the mark his foreign policy reveals a worldview reminiscent of former Mexican President Benito Juárez who served from 1858 to 1872 as his country was nearly torn apart by a foreign invasion and civil war Juárez’s blend of principled leadership and pragmatic diplomacy seemingly influenced López Obrador’s nationalist approach to international affairs In Mexico, Juárez occupies a stature akin to that of his U.S. contemporary Abraham Lincoln revered for his integrity in times of national crisis historians and international relations scholars have mostly overlooked Juárez’s global vision Juárez rose from humble beginnings as an orphan in rural Oaxaca eventually becoming the first Indigenous president in the Americas He led Mexico through profound transformation guiding the country through divisions over colonial legacies and role of the Catholic clergy toward its consolidation as a liberal state—all while dealing with both a civil war and a foreign invasion But his worldview was nuanced and intricate and a rejection of foreign intervention legitimated by “civilizing missions.” He prized the “fraternity” of other republics which was reflected in his relations with the rest of Spanish America and his hope for more positive ties with the United States after Lincoln’s 1860 election Juárez’s principles were tempered by pragmatism his Mexican republic was broke and overmatched by Europe’s leading land power Although they were briefly victorious against French expeditionary forces in Puebla on May 5 Juárez and his government were soon chased out of Mexico City by French reinforcements The liberal government survived by trapsing across Mexico’s vast territory becoming a republic with an itinerant capital Although Juárez’s opposition to France and its puppet emperor was unwavering he struck deals to keep his ragtag government together With Mexico’s conventional army outmatched he fomented a guerrilla insurgency and cultivated respect from the United States which had annexed half of Mexico 20 years before support when Washington emerged from its own civil war Juárez’s 150-year-old principles cast light on López Obrador’s foreign policy. The outgoing president’s foreign-policy rhetoric revives many aspects of republican internationalism. A prime example is his frequent invocation of fraternity a concept that is cherished by juaristas—supporters of Juárez and his ideas—and central to republican thought López Obrador also favors the term “popular sovereignty”—the cornerstone of the juarista vision and one that was still radical for European governments in the mid-1800s—to assert Mexico’s international independence and equality López Obrador’s sense of international law also has a distinctly juarista flavor. In the mid-1800s, international law referred primarily to the practices of European great powers and was used to legitimize military intervention in Latin American countries, where the standing of recently formed republics was ambiguous at best Incursions were legal when great powers decided that their nationals or investments were at risk Those powers turned to strategies such as blockades and interventions to capture customs revenues including an earlier French intervention in Mexico in 1838 known as the Pastry War After Mexico declared a moratorium on repayments the same pretext justified France’s 1861 invasion with the initial support of Britain and Spain Mexico’s foreign debt had swelled during decades of civil conflicts which undermined the government’s ability to generate tax revenues Juárez—a lawyer himself—recast international law as a tool to protect weak states calling for peaceful arbitration of debt disagreements to replace diplomatic and military coercion But for European powers and the United States the use of force to compel repayment was considered a legitimate tool of statecraft “it’s the rule of the strongest,” adding that he planned to take the matter to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) because “Mexico must be respected.” López Obrador complained that the United States was “ambiguous” in its initial response to the incursion National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan took a stronger stance condemning the event as a blatant breach of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations which establishes the sanctity of embassies By contrast, López Obrador has seemed open to Maduro’s claims of victory. He has avoided criticizing Maduro or the vote directly while calling U.S recognition of the opposition’s victory “an imprudence” and dubbing the Organization of American States “an embarrassment.” The Mexican president’s instinctual rejection of intervention and foreign tutelage clashes with his usual evocations of popular sovereignty Observers have often read Mexico’s recent relations with the United States through the lens of López Obrador’s supposed populist sympathies with former U.S Yet both he and López Obrador governed alongside a deeply polarized United States—a division that elicited a mix of principle and pragmatism from both presidents granting the United States extensive transit rights in Mexico in exchange for funds and naval assistance government on issues ranging from trade to counternarcotics operations López Obrador invoked Juárez and denounced judges as an unjustly protected caste Juárez himself was the head of the Supreme Court before acceding to the presidency; his name is associated with a reform that strengthened the Mexican justice system by eliminating the legal privileges of the church and the military This reaction echoes what the late historian Daniel Cosío Villegas termed the Juárez Doctrine: Diplomatic relations would be maintained only when Mexican sovereignty was honored Juárez refused to reestablish diplomatic ties with the European powers that had recognized Maximilian—unless it was on Mexico’s terms Tom Long is a professor in international relations at the University of Warwick and an affiliated professor at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics in Mexico City. 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This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page FC Juárez is heading to the Liga MX's play-in looking to earn a spot in the Liguilla playoffs As a No. 9 seed, the Bravos will have to win two games to earn a quarterfinal spot against No The game will be televised on Fox Sports 2 and Fox Deportes with the Bravos kicking off as the slightest of favorites UNAM Pumas on?The game will be televised on FOX Sports 2 and FOX Deportes The winner of the game will play at the loser of Sunday's 7:30 p.m 8 seed to the playoffs and a quarterfinal tie with No The date and time for the play-in finale is TBA Has FC Juárez been to the postseason before?In the 2023 Apertura season Juárez qualified for the play-in and lost 3-0 to Toluca That is the only time FC Juárez has been in the postseason since entering Liga MX in 2019 The teams tied 0-0 in Mexico City on April 12 Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on X CCPD has identified and arrested a second person in connection to the fatal shooting off of the 200 block of Roberts Drive Officers located Salazar at the 4800 block of Kendall Drive and arrested him on a separate outstanding warrant for burglary of habitation Salazar was interviewed by homicide detectives who then obtained a murder warrant before transporting him to the City Detention Center for booking Salzar's bond for the first warrant if $30,000 The man who was shot and killed on Robert Street has been identified by the Nueces County Medical Examiner as Benito Juarez detectives with CCPD obtained an arrest warrant for 20-year-old Jesse Diaz in connection with the murder on Sunday night of a 28-year-old victim Diaz was brought in for questioning and arrested at the Corpus Christi Police Building downtown ORIGINAL STORY: The Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD) is investigating a shooting near Seaside Cemetery that has left one man dead CCPD Public Information Officer Travis Pace said at about 6:18 p.m. CCPD officers were sent out to respond to a shooting at the 200 block of Roberts Drive CCFD paramedics were already performing first aid on the shooting victim where he later died as a result of his injuries The other subjects fled from the scene in an unidentified vehicle this "does not appear to be a random act of violence at this time." check back with KRIS 6 News for more details For the latest local news updates, click here, or download the KRIS 6 News App. JUÁREZ, Mexico — Above the crowd that filled the streets adjacent to the Benito Juárez monument plaza in downtown Juárez a single voice raised the haunting cry: "Vivas se las llevaron!" the voices of thousands of women and girls responded: "Vivas las queremos!" They were taken alive; we want them back alive centered the memory of disappeared and murdered women and girls – and continued impunity for most perpetrators More: In violent Ciudad Juárez, women wonder if Claudia Sheinbaum can keep them safe The theme of this year’s march on Saturday organized by various women’s collectives in Juárez Alive and Free.” From the Benito Juárez monument participants marched through the 16 de Septiembre tunnel to the foot of the Paso del Norte International Bridge Violence: 'I can't live with this pain': Fort Bliss soldier accused of killing Juárez woman the color internationally adopted as representing solidarity with women and women’s issues marchers filled the entire half-mile stretch of Avenida Juárez from the bridge to the tunnel who became an activist after the disappearance of his 14-year-old daughter marched at the front of the column and scattered pink glitter in her memory relatives of murdered and disappeared women spoke to the crowd and demanded justice from authorities have frequently denounced the authorities’ apparent lack of interest in finding their daughters or identifying those responsible for their disappearance A look back: 'I want to scream so loudly': Heartache marks International Women's Day 2024 in Juárez International Women’s Day has been observed by various countries and groups since the early 1900s and was recognized by the United Nations in 1975 the focus of the day lies in celebrating women’s achievements women use the occasion to draw attention to violence and abuse against women The Mexican-born Tulane University professor of creative writing and literature ranks among the most dynamic and unique authors working today Each of his previous three novels is a wildly inventive including the Best Translated Book Award for “Signs Preceding the End of the World,” and a recent New York Times profile They also each clock in at just over 100 pages reconsumed — like a bitter cocktail: evanescent Where Herrera’s earlier quasi-trilogy takes place along a distorted version of Mexico’s present-day borderlands “Season of the Swamp,” despite the shifts in time and place allows the author to revel in the theme upon which he’s built his career: the occasionally humorous “dizzle-dazzled.” It reimagines Benito Juárez’s New Orleans sojourn in the 1850s an 18-month stopover that warrants only a brief mention in his memoirs The Indigenous Mexican liberal politician has recently been ousted from the governorship of Oaxaca and sent into exile by a conservative coup intent on reinstalling the corrupt and bloody dictator arrive with little else but a Spanish-language copy of the U.S enough time to rendezvous with their fellow exiled compadres “If you knew how many people have only been here for a few days,” a shady Spaniard named Rafael Cabañas tells them with a laugh New Orleans “sucked them up like a sponge,” Herrera writes are “perpetually under construction,” filled with hazards: sewage-filled gutters who appear devoted to excess in all its forms The floor of their flophouse lobby is smeared with the “sanguineous intimacies” of a recent brawl The season’s must-see show is a fight between two bears and these 130-odd pages are crammed with Juárez’s very probable handshakes with history: Congo Square Chapters are punctuated by crime reports ripped from historical newspapers: “One captured man had been arrested for stealing a pair of shoes yet another for biting an officer … a woman had been taken in for dressing in men’s clothing … and three musicians for playing harps and violins without a license.” A teenage Paul Morphy dazzles coffeehouse chessboard dilettantes just back from a star-making tour of Europe all playing different overtures to form “one continuous absurd song.” The budding Cuban intellectual Pedro Santacilia shows the Oaxacan exile around the city’s auctions of enslaved people Juárez witnesses the very worst that New Orleans and humanity have to offer they breed humans captured at birth,” Herrera writes Juárez takes refuge in endless cups of coffee stray bits of news from abroad and rolling cigars for pennies He holes up outside the city’s old quarter There’s “endless untroubled oaks just oaking around they were merely watching folks go by,” Herrera says of the swampscape this was a defiant smell … it was beautiful here The author also allows his own experiences living in New Orleans “There are drunks everywhere,” they confide to each other “It’s impossible to get anywhere without ending up covered in mud and sometimes you hear music but have no idea where it’s coming from.” That passage could be ripped from a modern-day gripe session with a friend or neighbor rises along the Basin Street neutral ground Its plaque reads: “In homage to the restorer of the republic and president of Mexico from 1858 to 1872.” “Season of the Swamp” is an impressive tribute to a man I can’t think of a recent New Orleans-set historical novel that better captures the city’s 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favorite places to eat at the Benito Juárez International Airport Enjoy a delicious steak (and more) at La Mansión I once nearly missed a flight because I was still indulging in their delicious cajeta (caramel sauce made with goat’s milk) crepes Offering a sophisticated environment away from the airport’s hustle La Mansión holds its reputation as one of the capital’s top dining chains Its popularity stems in large part from its staple dish lomo al limón – thinly sliced steak bathed in a scrumptious lime and butter sauce try their popular machaca eggs or enchiladas suizas – a great choice for some preflight fuel Una publicación compartida por La Mansión (@lamansion_mx) making it an ideal spot for travelers with a layover of more than a few hours at AICM The restaurant is owned by Mexican Japanese Edo López With the mission to spread Japanese cuisine throughout the country his restaurant portfolio includes 15 Japanese restaurants across Mexico and the United States From nigiri to maki rolls and salmon bowls this top-quality Japanese restaurant will make you forget you’re eating at an airport conveniently has multiple branches in the Mexico City airport this restaurant serves everything from traditional Argentine cuts to Mexican comfort foods like sopa de fideo and huevos a la Mexicana Whether you’re stopping there for breakfast Other must-try dishes include the guacamole chilaquiles with cecina (dried meat) and the avocado toast It is no secret that Terminal 1 is AICM’s least preferred terminal it is home to a hidden gem that makes any layover there worth it: Spanish restaurant Tasca Don Quino Known among locals as “the airport’s tortas place,” this modest corner of the airport offers the perfect preflight quick bite is a favorite of everyone from Mexican celebrities to politicians expect to find pinchos (slices of bread with a small portion of food on top) and potato omelettes tacos at El Fogoncito should be your go-to This beloved taquería is one of Mexico City’s most popular its restaurants stretch out as far as Costa Rica Expect to find here classics like tacos al pastor sopes (small but thick fried masa tortillas with various toppings) What are your recommendations for great dining at AICM Gabriela Solis is a Mexican lawyer turned full-time writer She was born and raised in Guadalajara and covers business lifestyle and travel for Mexico News Daily You can follow her lifestyle blog Dunas y Palmeras Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Teresa Rubio JuarezBirth date: Nov 14 Visitation & Funeral Information","description":"Honoring the memory of Teresa Rubio Juarez with their obituary visitation and funeral information.","articleSection":"Obituaries","articleBody":"Teresa Rubio Juarez peacefully went to be with her Lord on September 1 2024.\n\nTeresa married the love of her life and together they built a beautiful life in Irving Benito preceded her in death on February 26 but Teresa continued to honor his memory and their shared devotion 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practice Aug. 19 — a week before the first day of school — when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting He was driving in the 3800 block of West 26th Street when a truck pulled up and someone inside opened fire Students and teammates were seen near the soccer field where Salgado spent a lot of time They carried flickering candles and white angel wing-shaped balloons that they released “All of you here know my son was a good boy who was kind “All of you who knew him are witness to that.” Soccer teammates of Juan Sebastian Salgado join the gathering at Benito Juarez Community Academy gifted the family a yellow captain’s arm band and what would have been Salgado’s team jersey with number 21 on the back “I hope this never happens again,” Angel Salgado said “I hope that another family doesn’t have to go through this because it’s been so hard but I hope that God blesses you all for being here.” said she was grateful for the community’s support and appreciated those who attended the vigil “It’s hard to put my brother in a bubble because he was many things,” she told the Sun-Times the former coach of Salgado’s volleyball team said he was heartbroken when he heard about the shooting and wanted to show support for the family “It breaks my heart that this has happened to a family that is so involved in their kids’ lives,” Guerrero said We’re constantly trying to keep kids busy so that this doesn’t happen A GoFundMe has been set up to help with funeral expenses Family and teammates of Juan Sebastian Salgado share their grief at Monday’s memorial Terms of Use • Privacy Notice • Cookie Policy • Terms of Sale Oaxaca is one of Mexico’s most devout states so it’s no surprise that the run up to Lent coincides with extra religious holidays because there’s plenty more to see in March enjoys some high culture and offers the usual array of exciting activities for visitors and residents alike Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán hosts an annual event called “Martes de Bruja” or Witches Tuesdays This takes place every Tuesday following Ash Wednesday This tradition dates back to colonial times Fidelio is an opera by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven inspired by a true story from the French Revolution It resonates with contemporary life’s themes of isolation Fidelio is streaming at the beautiful Teatro Macedonia Alcala built in the early 20th century and seats around 800 people The opera will be live-streamed from the Metropolitan Opera in New York The spring equinox takes place on March 20 and is a beautiful time to visit one of the various archaeological sites in Oaxaca There will also be an event in Etla hosted by Aguamiel to welcome spring with a three-day celebration (March 21st This is their fifth annual Spring Equinox festival March marks the anniversary of the birth of President Benito Juárez, born in Pablo Guelatao To commemorate his efforts for the Mexican people he is remembered on (or near) his birthday every year while people celebrate with parades and fireworks Ceremonies are held at the Monument to Benito Juárez monument where floral tributes and speeches celebrate his contribution to the nation President Claudia Sheinbaum will also visit Oaxaca to commemorate the anniversary Puerto Rican Pop singer and songwriter Encarnita “Kany” García de Jesús is performing in Oaxaca García is known for hits such as “Hoy Ya Me Voy” “Quédate” and “Para Siempre” Samaritans Day is celebrated on the fourth Friday in Lent This day is observed by recreating a passage in the bible where a Samaritan woman by the name of Photine gave a thirsty Jesus a drink of water at a well (John 4) Although this is not the more famous Samaritan passage (Luke 10) the moral is the same: be kind to everyone Samaritans Day follows this idea, with free water offered to one and all. In Oaxaca city people set up with fruit flavored “aguas,” which are given to passersby the main walking street near Santo Domingo church is a good place to find aguas Regional Mexican band ‘El Trono de México’ specialize in Durango and Tierra Caliente music genres The genre was influenced by the technobanda sound using instruments such as electric keyboards The electric keyboard gives the genre a signature keyboard riff “Finding the Universe” is an exhibition by Gary Goldberg transforming photographs with felting show forms observed in the deteriorated patina of the ancient city walls Goldberg explains that he finds “mythological creatures A mourner crouches at a vigil outside Benito Juarez High School in Pilsen on Dec less than a week after a shooting during dismissal left two teenagers dead and two wounded A teenager who shot and killed two students outside Benito Juarez Community Academy in Pilsen has been sentenced to 46 years in prison Christian Acevedo, 18, was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to two counts of murder and a single count of attempted murder before Judge Mary Margaret Brosnahan Brosnahan sentenced Acevedo to 40 years in prison for killing Juarez student Brandon Perez a 14-year-old student at Chicago Bulls College Prep on Dec Acevedo will have to serve another six years on the attempted murder count Acevedo has been held in custody since he was arrested two months after the shooting surveillance cameras recorded Acevedo near the school’s campus at 1450 W Cermak Road talking to students and then running from the campus was seen fleeing the area after the shooting at Benito Juarez High School The shooting itself was not captured on camera which occurred shortly after classes were dismissed for the day Brandon and Nathan were standing in a plaza under a bridge that connects two wings of the school when shots rang out Prosecutors said the shooting was gang-related telling a judge during Acevedo’s initial hearing that witnesses said they heard someone say “Razas over there” — referring to the La Razz street gang A witness took a photo of Acevedo holding a gun and standing over one of the two slain teens allowing him to be identified to investigators Acevedo was seen driving a stolen car and then running inside his house with a rifle though the weapon was not found when police entered the home a short time later most of them outfitted with switches that allowed them to fire multiple times with a single trigger pull Acevedo was a former student who had been expelled earlier in the school year over behavioral Juárez remains ranked among the most-violent cities in the world The good news is that the Mexican border city is no longer among the top 10 deadliest Juárez was ranked No 13 — an improvement of three spots from No 10 a year ago — and was one of 20 Mexican cities on the list of the 50 most-dangerous cities in the world in 2024 on an annual ranking by a Mexican public safety think tank and civic groups Organized crime: Reputed Barrio Azteca gang capo Eduardo 'Tablas' Ravelo faces federal charges in El Paso The list of the "most-violent cities in the world" was released on Feb the think tank Citizens Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice and Misión Rescate Mexico a coalition of civic groups promoting peace The ranking listed Juárez with 1,112 homicides in 2024 and a population of more than 1.5 million for a murder rate of 71 per 100,000 residents Fifteen years ago, Juárez was considered among the world's most dangerous cities during the cartel war years There were more than 4,200 killings in a region of about 3 million people "Port-au-Prince is a clear example of what happens to a city and a country when criminal groups are allowed to dispute and take away the state's monopoly on violence more than 80% of the Haitian city is under the control of gangs the formal government no longer governs," the rankings group stated The rankings group noted a decrease in violence in Central America which no longer has any cities among the 50 most violent San Pedro Sula and Distrito Central in Honduras were the last cities ranked for 2023 Mexico makes up 20 of 50 deadliest citiesMexican cities made up seven of the 10 deadliest spots 2 in the world) listed as the most violent city in Mexico There were 20 cities in Mexico in the global 50-city list The Mexican organizations behind the annual rankings blasted former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's policy of "abrazos not bullets) focused on social factors for crime prevention instead of law enforcement Borderland: Vietnamese, Brazilians among among 49 migrants rescued from Juárez kidnappers The group stated that the reductions in violence in Central American nations was not done with "excuses," such as blaming poverty high drug consumption in other countries or criminals obtaining weapons from the United States Those governments "did something very fundamental: applied the law they ceased the protection of public power to criminal groups which included guaranteeing them impunity to their bosses," the group stated There were five U.S. cities in the most-violent cities rankings, with Memphis (No It should be noted that all of the ranked U.S. cities had less than 300 homicides each. Overall, violent crime in the U.S. has been on the decrease since 2020 The ranking is made up of murder rates per 100,000 population in cities with populations of 300,000 or larger The listings do not include cities in war zones in the Middle East and the Russian-Ukraine war The annual list omits Venezuela because of a lack of accurate homicide statistics in that country Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel on X.