Statues may honor famous Mexicans (Presidents!)

Dallas Morning News ^ | Wednesday, January 25, 2006 | PATRICIA ESTRADA

[TLI]

Under a plan coordinated by city officials, community leaders and the Mexican consul-general in Dallas, the statues of at least eight Mexican heroes would be on permanent display at Winnetka Park in West Dallas, the recreational center where the statue of former Mexican President Benito Juarez is displayed.

[Verginius Rufus]

You'd think they'd put up a statue in honor of JFK as well, for returning El Chamizal (a piece of land in El Paso that had been in Mexico before the river changed course). I've been told that made President Kennedy a big hero in Mexico. Plus his being the first Catholic President of the US didn't hurt his image there.

Benito Mussolini was named for Benito Juarez...not that Juarez is to blame for any of the bad things Mussolini did...or owed any credit for getting the Italian trains to run on time.