Museo de Sitio Casa de Juarez (House of Juarez Site Museum), Oaxaca
The Museo de Sitio Casa de Juarez (House of Juarez Site Museum) is a historical site where Benito Juárez lived upon his arrival in Oaxaca from 1819 to 1828. In 1933 it was opened to the public and on December 28, 1974 it was reopened as a museum.
The house belonged to Antonio Salanueva, a Franciscan friar and bookbinder by trade, who received Juárez at his home upon his arrival in what is now the Oaxacan capital on December 17, 1818. There he worked as an apprentice bookbinder and servant, in both learned to read and write.
The government of the state of Oaxaca bought it in 1906 to protect the personal belongings of Benito Juárez, and in 1933 it opened it as a museum. In 1974 it received a new museographic conditioning and was reopened.
The house belonged to Antonio Salanueva, a Franciscan friar and bookbinder by trade, who received Juárez at his home upon his arrival in what is now the Oaxacan capital on December 17, 1818. There he worked as an apprentice bookbinder and servant, in both learned to read and write.
The government of the state of Oaxaca bought it in 1906 to protect the personal belongings of Benito Juárez, and in 1933 it opened it as a museum. In 1974 it received a new museographic conditioning and was reopened.
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Sight Name: Museo de Sitio Casa de Juarez (House of Juarez Site Museum)
Sight Location: Oaxaca, Mexico (See walking tours in Oaxaca)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
Sight Location: Oaxaca, Mexico (See walking tours in Oaxaca)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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