Benito Juarez has also been likened to our Abraham Lincoln in many respects. Benito Juarez became an orphan at age 3. and was taken care of by his uncle. Bernardino. Without knowing a word of the Spanish language. he was sent to live with his sister. who at the time was a chief cook for the family of Don Antonio Maza. who earlier emigrated from Italy. The Maza family took a deep interest and liking for the young Zapotec Indian youth. who had a burning desire to learn and to obtain an education. Unfortunately in those days. the MexicanIndians were always placed at the bottom of the social ladder. even below Creoles.
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Mexican Indians were always placed at the bottom of the social ladder.