Wednesday, September 26, 2018

While the US was embroiled in the Civil War, the distracted...



While the US was embroiled in the Civil War, the distracted Americans were in no position to even try to enforce the Monroe Doctrine. The French took advantage and stuck Maximillian on the throne in Mexico disrupting Benito Juarez’ presidency. Juarez and the Mexicans would eventually prevail and restore Juarez’ Presidency cementing his legacy as the victory in the ‘second war of independence’ …. he is honored in #bryantpark in #nyc because Mayor LaGuardia made 6th Avenue the 'Avenue of the Americas’ which he envisioned as being a center for consulates and embassies on 6th Avenue. The embassies never happened, but the statues to great Latin American leaders did and Benito Juarez continues to stand on the western edge of Bryant Park, here shown in the picture with the 6th Avenue canyon looking generally uptown in #manhattan #ny (at Bryant Park)
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