To understand a country you have to understand its history. Discover part of the history of Mexico by visiting fragments of the intimate life of one of its great historical figures. Casa Benito Juárez Museum is a museum located in the center of the city of Oaxaca that is ready to show you what was the simple life of Don Benito Juárez García, one of the most famous presidents of Mexico in history.
The Benito Juárez House Museum in Oaxaca dates from the 18th century. It is a traditional adobe building, of a single floor without great height and two patios. The house was originally built by Antonio Salanueva, who was a bookbinder. Years later, it hosted Benito Juárez García, president of Mexico who fought for the Reform Laws (among which are those that separate the church from the state).
Precisely because of this fact is that the house gets its name. Don Benito Juárez lived in the house from 1818 to 1828 under the patronage of Mr.Salanueva. Juarez came to the capital of Oaxaca from her hometown of Guelatao in search of her sister, who worked as a maid for the Maza family. Don Salanueva welcomed Juarez to his home and supported him to go to school. Without it, part of the history of Mexico would not have happened as we know it.
In 1906, it was 100 years since the birth of Benito Juárez, so the governor of the state, Emilio Pimentel, bought the house in the name of the state, to begin with, the project of the museum house. In 1933 the museum opened its doors for the first time and remained in operation until 1991 when there was a temporary closure. Fortunately, in 1996 it reopened its doors and today it is an emblematic place of the capital of Oaxaca.
The original project of 1906 proposed collecting personal objects of Benito Juárez and telling his story. However, there are not many original objects that are preserved from the Benemerican of the Americas, many had to be models created for the house museum. Although this does not detract from the value of the exhibition, a great deal of work has been done by historians to maintain the house as it could have been seen in the years when it was inhabited by Don Salanueva and the young Benito Juárez.
In turn, there are objects from the time of the War of Independence, the Reform, and the Intervention. Except for Independence, Benito Juárez was involved in the other conflicts that led Mexico to become what it is today.
Beyond the objects on display, there are more than 200 microfilms and facsimile documents from the time of Juarez. This collection is of great importance for the preservation of history, specifically, of a historical period that forged much of the laws that govern us today.
On the other hand, there are also binding artifacts that are testimony to the office of Don Salanueva. In the room that recreates the binding workshop, we can find presses, as well as other tools of the trade. It is interesting to see how laborious was the book trade in those years, it is thanks to this work that today you can keep texts that clarify the direction of our history.
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn more about the rich history of Mexico. Casa Juárez Museum is an excellent option to learn more about one of Mexico’s most important historical figures and to take a trip back in time.
The Casa Juárez Museum has its doors open to you at No. 609 of the 6th. Calle García Vigil a few blocks from the Zócalo in the city of Oaxaca. The schedule is from 10 in the morning to 7 in the afternoon from Tuesday to Sunday.
Cost of tickets
Cost of the ticket: $50.00
Video permission: $45.00
Sundays free access to Mexicans and residents in the country.
Free admission to
• Children under 13
• People with Different Abilities
• National school students (cred. in force)
• National school teachers (cred. in force)
• Retirees or pensioners in Mexico (cred. in force)
• Over 60 years of age, (with INSEN or Elector’s credentials)
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