Juarez
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Juarez. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
BENITO (Hö-ä'reth), President of Mexico; born of Indian parents in Gueletao, Oaxaca, March 21, 1806. He became an advocate, and as governor of his native state (1847-1852) was distinguished both for his ability and his honesty. Exiled during the dictatorship of Santa Ana, he returned when the republic was restored, and in 1857 was elected president of the Supreme Court (equivalent to vice-president of the nation). On the overthrow of the Liberal president by the clerical party in 1858 Juarez assumed the executive, but was compelled to retire to Vera Cruz, Cruz, where his government was recognized by the United States in 1859, and whence he issued decrees abolishing religious orders and confiscating Church property. In January, 1861, he was able to enter the capital, and in March was elected president for four years. In December of the same year the allied forces of England, France, and Spain occupied Vera Cruz; in April the British and Spanish withdrew, but the French remained, and declared war against Juarez, who retreated gradually to the N. frontier, and remained for nearly a year at El Paso del Norte. He entered Mexico City again in July, 1867, MAXIMILIAN (q. v.) having been shot meanwhile by order of courtmartial. Juarez was again elected president for four years-years disturbed by repeated revolutionary attempts. In 1871 he was re-elected, and the risings became even fiercer and more frequent. He died in Mexico, July 18, 1872.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
hoo-a'res (1806-1872), president of Mexico. He was a full-blooded Indian. He received his education from a charitable friar and took up the profession of law. In 1832 he sat in the Mexican legislature. He was banished in 1853 by Santa Anna . After the latter's defeat he returned to Mexico and became minister of justice. In 1861 he was duly elected president of Mexico. The invasion and execution of Maximilian took place during his administration. During our Civil War his sympathies were with the Federals. His administration was rather stormy throughout. He was reelected in 1871 and died of apoplexy in the city of Mexico in the following year. His reputation is that of a man of integrity and ability. See Maximilian