Benito Juarez' Birthday is celebrated as a national holiday. A few political functions happen on this day; apart from that, not much public celebration can be seen on this day.
March 21
All throughout Mexico; Benito Juarez's Birthday is celebrated as a national holiday. A few political functions happen on this day; apart from that, not much public celebration can be seen on this day.
"The Birthday of Benito Juarez"
The city was founded as "El Paso del Norte" on 1659. In 1888 it was renamed to Ciudad Juarez to honor Mexican president Benito Juarez.
The city of El Paso del Norte, Chihuahua. Such city is present-day Ciudad Juarez.
He established an exile regime from El Paso del Norte, Chihuahua (todays Ciudad Juarez).
He moved his government to El Paso del Norte, present-day Ciudad Juarez.
You mean Benito Juarez, Mexico City? It is in fact, the neighborhood with the highest quality of life throughout Mexico, with income, education and health equal to that of Norway. If you mean Ciudad Juarez, bordering El Paso, Texas yes, it is an ugly boomtown heavily hit by the violence resulting from the War on Drugs.
No. It was established by Spanish explorers in 1659. When Mexico won its war of independence against Spain (1821), it became a Mexican possession. After the Mexican-American War (1848), It was then split into El Paso (US) and El Paso del Norte (Mexico). In 1888, El Paso del Norte was renamed as Ciudad Juarez, to honor Mexican president Benito Juarez.
Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace.
It was named as "El Paso del Norte". Initially, El Paso was a single city spanning both sides of the Rio Grande river until the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. At the end of such war, the river became an international border and effectively split the city in two. Both cities kept their names until 1888, when the Mexican side was renamed in honor of Mexican President Benito Juarez.
Yes, you can walk across the bridge that connects El Paso to Ciudad Juarez.