Benito Juarez

Benito Juárez García was born on March 21, 1806 entry of Spring in the town of San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, a town located in the mountain now known as "La Sierra Juarez" and then under the jurisdiction of Santo Tomas Ixtlan. Baptized the day after his birth in the parish of Santo Tomas Ixtlan (Copy of Baptismal Faith of Benito Pablo Juarez Garcia, 22 March 1806, taken from the relevant book of the Parish of Santo Tomas Ixtlan.). Benito Juarez's parents, Marcelino Juárez and Brigida Garcia, was in his own words "Indians of the primitive race of the country" who were farmers. Both died when he was 3, her mother during the birth of her sister Mary Longinus. Benito with his sisters Maria Josefa and Rosa were under the protection of his paternal grandparents Pedro Juárez and Justa Lopez also Indians "Zapotec nation" and his much younger sister Mary Longinus with his maternal aunt Cecilia. Benito realized that learning to read who did travel to the city is paying for a pension or working as servants in rich houses which fueled his desire to go to the city, which often asked his uncle that only was long. On December 17, 1818 Benito escapes from his people after much weighing between feelings and their desire to educate themselves bound for the city of Oaxaca.

Within days the priest Benito met the Third Order Franciscan Antonio Salanueva who admitted as an apprentice bookbinder. In the words of Benedict: "Although very dedicated to the devotion and religious practices was quite carefree and friend of the education of youth." On January 7, 1819, having only 21 days of arriving in the City Benito Salanueva receives at home and workshop also offered to send to school.

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