Statue Of Benito Juárez (Chicago)
A 16-foot statue of Benito Juárez, the president of Mexico from 1858 to 1872, is installed in the Plaza of the Americas (Chicago) along Michigan Avenue (Chicago), Michigan Avenue, just north of the Wrigley Building in Illinois. It was donated to the city by the Consulate-General of Mexico in February 1999, replacing a bust gifted by president José López Portillo in 1977. See also * Statue of Benito Juárez (New York City) * Statue of Benito Juárez (San Diego) * Statue of Benito Juárez (Washington, D.C.) References External links

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Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ...
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