Museo Casa Juárez

In central Chihuahua, this nineteenth-century building became a pivotal seat of Mexican constitutional government during the French intervention. After President Benito Juárez reached Chihuahua on October 12, 1864, fleeing invasion, he lived and directed the republican government in exile here until December 1866, when the struggle against the Second Mexican Empire neared victory. Originally bought by the state in 1826 for use as the Palace of Government, the building later served educational purposes after state offices moved elsewhere. Restored and reopened as a museum in 2000, it endures as a preserved symbol of republican loyalty and the brief moment when Chihuahua became constitutional Mexico’s political center.

Chihuahua · Mexico