Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo presided over the ceremony in the Patio Mariano, marking the 153rd anniversary of Juárez’s death.
• State Governor Salomón Jara Cruz praised Juárez’s indigenous heritage and his 19th-century legal reforms as vital to modern social justice efforts.
• The event featured a guard of honor at Juárez’s seated statue and a minute of silence in tribute to the “Benemérito de las Américas.”
• Guelatao municipal president Isaías García Soto attended the commemoration and underscored Juárez’s legacy in defending civil rights and national sovereignty.
• Speakers urged that Juarist principles continue to serve as a roadmap for inclusive development and the strengthening of Mexico’s rule of law.