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Taft and Díaz, historic first presidential summit, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, 1909. In 1909, Díaz and William Howard Taft planned a summit in Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, a historic first meeting between a Mexican and a U.S. president, and also the first time a U.S. president would cross the border into Mexico. [12]
1957 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Juárez established. [17] 1958 - Cathedral of Ciudad Juárez established. [18] 1964 - Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Juárez established. 1967 Paso del Norte International Bridge built. [13] U.S.-Mexico Chamizal land dispute resolved. [1] 1968 - RCA Corporation maquila begins operating. [19]
The Juarez Racetrack on June 16, 1919. Note the cannonball hole in the north cupola of the grandstand, caused by American artillery in El, Paso Texas. The Third Battle of Ciudad Juarez, or simply the Battle of Juarez, was the final major battle involving the rebels of Francisco "Pancho" Villa.
The First Battle of Ciudad Juárez took place in April and May 1911 between federal forces loyal to President Porfirio Díaz and rebel forces of Francisco Madero, during the Mexican Revolution. Pascual Orozco and Pancho Villa commanded Madero's army, which besieged Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. After two days of fighting the city's garrison ...
History portal; Mexico portal; Pages in category "History of Ciudad Juárez" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The Second Battle of Ciudad Juárez, also known as the Capture of Ciudad Juárez or “Villa’s Trojan Train” was a decisive rebel victory over the forces of Mexican president Victoriano Huerta. The federal garrison of the border city of Juárez was tricked into allowing 2,000 revolutionaries to enter the city on board a hijacked coal train.
The Chamizal dispute was an international land and boundary conflict over contested land (estimates range from 600 to 1,600 acres [240–650 ha; 2.4–6.5 km 2]) along the Mexico–United States border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. [1]
The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Juárez. The municipality covers an area of 4,853 km 2 (1,874 sq mi). In the 2010 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 1,332,131, of whom 1,321,004 (over 99%) lived in the municipal seat. [1] The municipality is named for 19th-century president Benito Juárez, as is the city of Ciudad ...