Cara O Cruz

Benito Ju rez ha sido un personaje muy controversial en la historia de M xico. Es amado o es odiado.

Fue un autoritario o un patriota? S lo conocemos al Ju rez de las monograf as escolares o tenemos un conocimiento real de su propuesta pol tica? Fue un vendepatrias? Se equivoc en la Ciudadela? Pudo morir tranquilo o cargaba en su conciencia el asesinato de Maximiliano? La imagen de Benito Ju rez est distorsionada; por esta raz n, dentro de la Colecci n Cara o cruz decidimos resucitar a Ju rez como personaje hist rico a trav s de los ensayos de la historiadora Ang lica V zquez del Mercado y del divulgador Alejandro Rosas, quienes, cansados de escuchar una y otra vez todo lo que Benito Ju rez no es, decidieron mostrarlo a los lectores de una manera muy sencilla en su contexto hist rico, de 1806 a 1872, de donde nunca debi salir. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Benito Juarez has been a very controversial character in the history of Mexico. He is either loved or hated.



Was he a patriot or an authoritarian? Do we only know Ju rez from school essays written about him, or do we have actual knowledge of his political proposals? Was he a traitor? Did he die peacefully or did he carry Maximilian's murder in his conscience? Benito Juarez' image has often been distorted; for this reason, under the Heads or Tails Collection, historian Angelica V zquez del Mercado and communicator Alejandro Rosas have decided to bring Juarez back as a historical figure through written essays. Tired of hearing over and over all that Benito Ju rez is not, they decided to show Juarez to readers in a very simple way within that historical context, from 1806 to 1872, from where he should have never left.