Juarez Square

During the government of Professor Juan Gil Preciado, in 1960, it was decided to commemorate the centenary of the Laws of Reform and pay tribute to Benito Juárez. The architect Julio de la Peña was in charge of the design of a square built on the grounds that previously occupied the yards of the railway station. The square has a central elliptical source and banks surrounded by gardens, being a space for civic concentrations. The effigy of Benito Juárez stands on a pedestal of black granite, and behind it, a stele of 33 meters high is raised, covered in white quarry. This stele carries the shield of the nation and, on the side of the staircase, two eagle heads that symbolize the Republic. In the background, the hemicycle presents 21 asteroids and a bronze sculptural cancel by José Chávez Morado, evoking the War of Reform. The square was opened in 1961 by President Adolfo López Mateos.