Mexico celebrates its Independence Day on Sept. 16, a holiday often confused ... was declared a national holiday by Mexico’s President Benito Juárez, the History Channel reported.

Head Consul of Mexico Nuria P. Zúñiga Alaniz leads an event marking the 219th nnniversary of the birth of Benito Juarez, with the statue of Juarez in the background in Fresno’s Courthouse Park, Friday ...

Lincoln and Juárez never met but kept close diplomatic ties for years, likely a factor in covert U.S. help against the invasion of Mexico.

It commemorates the Mexican victory over the French empire on May 5, 1862. However, it's often misunderstood as Mexico's Independence Day ... Mexico's President Benito Juárez and the government ...