Benito Juarez, who became a national hero as president, belonged to which Indigenous people?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The Zapotec of the state of Oaxaca
- Step 1: Juarez was born in 1806 in a Zapotec village in Oaxaca. Step 2. He studied law and was elected president in 1858. Answer: The Zapotec of the state of Oaxaca. Why not the others: Nahua, Maya and Mixtec are real peoples but not his.
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