Juárez is a

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on the

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. It is located in the

Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler ('' tlatoani'') of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", an ...

borough of

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Name and iconography

The station logo depicts the bust of

Benito Juárez Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican politician, military commander, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. A Zapotec peoples, Zapotec, he w ...

(1806-1872), a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as the

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: 1858–1861 as interim, then 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872 as constitutional president. This station's name, along with Metro Guelatao, refers to the Mexican politician and is located close to Juárez Avenue. The station opened on 20 November 1970, and has facilities for the handicapped.

General information

Juárez serves the

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neighborhood, near the downtown area of the city. It is located on Balderas Avenue, and the walk from the station to the important Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas Avenue has many specialty stores.The area south of the station on Balderas is home to the ''Mercado de Artesanias de la Ciudadela''. See:

Ridership

Nearby

* Teatro Metropólitan, theatre. *

Museo de Arte Popular The Museo de Arte Popular (Museum of Folk Art) is a museum in Mexico City, Mexico, that promotes and preserves part of the Mexican handcrafts and folk art. Located in the historic center of Mexico City in an old fire house, the museum has a coll ...

, popular art museum. *Newspaper

Milenio ''Milenio'' is a major national newspaper in Mexico, owned by Grupo Multimedios. It is published in 11 cities across Mexico, including Monterrey, Mexico City, Guadalajara, León, Pachuca, Puebla, Villahermosa, Tampico, Torreón, Toluca, an ...

headquarters.

Exits

*East: Balderas Street and Art. 123 Street,

*West: Balderas Street and Independencia Avenue,

References

Mexico City Metro Line 3 stations Mexico City Metro stations in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Cultural depictions of Benito Juárez Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1970 {{Mexico-metro-stub