Today is the anniversary of Benito Juárez Benito Juárez was probably the most important president in the history of Mexico, he was re-elected 7 times. His most important achievment was to divide the Church from the State. This separation caused a war that last 2 years from 1858 to 1860. Despite all this effort, the Church still owned most of the control within the country. He also ruled in another war which was against France due to debt impayment, at least that is the officcial version, in this war in may 5 the mexican army defeated the French. During this intervention Mexico had an emperor called Maximiliano I de Hausburgo, an Austrian noble who became the worst political enemy of Juárez. After defeating the French Juárez asked that Maximiliano were executed, although there is a rumor that Maximiliano wasn't killed because both Juárez and Maximilano were freemasons. After all this bundle Mexico was about to have another war against some conservatives and Porfirio Díaz, but Díaz lost at first, then when Juárez died, after a small period of time, Díaz got to the power. Please correct any mistake or misunderstanding.