Texas House Resolution 615 honors Benito Juárez, the first Indigenous president of Mexico, on the 219th anniversary of his birth.

Texas House Resolution 615 pays tribute to Benito Juárez, the first Indigenous president of Mexico, who rose from humble beginnings to lead the nation through two civil wars. Born in 1806 to Zapotec Indian parents, Juárez graduated from the Franciscan seminary in Oaxaca and earned a law degree from the Institute of Sciences and Arts. He championed Indigenous rights, helped draft the Constitution of 1857, and limited the power of the Catholic Church and the military. Juárez's leadership during the War of the Reform and the French Intervention secured Mexico's future.

Texas House Resolution 615 honors Benito Juárez, the first Indigenous president of Mexico, on the 219th anniversary of his birth.

Texas House Resolution 615 pays tribute to Benito Juárez, the first Indigenous president of Mexico, who rose from humble beginnings to lead the nation through two civil wars. Born in 1806 to Zapotec Indian parents, Juárez graduated from the Franciscan seminary in Oaxaca and earned a law degree from the Institute of Sciences and Arts. He championed Indigenous rights, helped draft the Constitution of 1857, and limited the power of the Catholic Church and the military. Juárez's leadership during the War of the Reform and the French Intervention secured Mexico's future.