Benito Juárez (1806–1872), who had no formal education and spoke only Zapotec until he was twelve, was president of Mexico between 1858 and 1871, although his government was in exile during most of the so-called French Intervention. In 1862 the Mexicans defeated the invading French army at Puebla, a victory still celebrated on May 5 (in Spanish, Cinco de Mayo). Nonetheless, in 1864 the French installed Maximilian I as emperor of Mexico, and he reigned until his death by firing squad on June 19, 1867. Juárez resumed control of the country after the expulsion of the French. He is still revered as a champion of democracy and rights for indigenous peoples, and for having diminished the power of the Church and the army. This poster, an homage to Juárez from Mexican youth, was made in Uruapan, in the state of Michoacán, under the aegis of an entity promoting literacy.