Meaning of Juarista | Babel Free

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A follower of Benito Juárez during the period of resistance to the French occupation.

historical

Examples

“The forces of Maximilian, represented by the aristocratic Marquis (Cesar Romero), can pay well and in gold; the Juaristas led by General Ramirez can offer little pay and appeal to the love of freedom and independence which Americans are supposed to share.”

“"I'll have to leave you here for a while," he told Agnes. “The emperor and his allies have decided to protect Querétaro from being taken by the Juaristas."”

“To weed out Juarista sympathizers, French forces traveled the two hundred miles to San Luis Potosi and captured that city on 22 December 1863.”

“2012 September, Patrick J. Kelly, The North American Crisis of the 1860s, William A. Blair (editor), The Journal of the Civil War Era, Volume 2, Issue 3, page 350, At Puebla, Mexico, a forty-five-hundred-man Juarista army under the command of thirty-three-year old Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza trounced a force of six thousand French troops moving inland toward Mexico City.”

“Jaroo kills Santana when he discovers the gold. Chavez and his men decide to join the Juaristas, while the Apaches leave the fort after finding Santana's body.”

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