Editing Benito Juárez (section)

===Governor of Oaxaca===
The Centralist Republic itself would be overthrown in 1846 at the beginning of the [[Mexican American War]], and Oaxaca regained its federal autonomy, its executive now led by a triumvirate which included Juárez.{{sfn|Burke|1894|p=56}} He was subsequently elected to the national congress as a deputy for Oaxaca.{{sfn|Rivera Cambas|1873|p=591}} Juárez supported President [[Valentín Gómez Farías]], who had returned to power. There was a revolt against the state of Oaxaca during this time, causing Juárez to abandon his congressional post and return to Oaxaca to try and maintain order.

In November, 1847, he assumed the governorship.{{sfn|Rivera Cambas|1873|p=591}} When Santa Anna fell from power disgraced by his loss in the Mexican-American War, Governor Juárez did not allow the ex-president to establish himself in Oaxaca, which gained for him the future enmity of Santa Anna.{{sfn|Rivera Cambas|1873|p=592}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rojas |first=Rafael |date=2008 |title=Los amigos cubanos de Juárez |url=http://www.istor.cide.edu/archivos/num_33/dossier3.pdf |journal=Istor |pages=42–57 |volume=9 |issue=33 }}</ref> Juárez was faced with chaos in the state finances, the state justice department, and the state police organization. Juárez proceeded to carry out a program of economic improvements which included an elimination of the state deficit, the construction of roads and bridges, and the development of education.{{sfn|Rivera Cambas|1873|p=592}} Governor Juárez also prepared and published a Civil and Penal Code. Oaxaca became a model state, and Juárez’ gained fame as an able administrator throughout the nation.{{sfn|Burke|1894|p=58}}

Upon finishing his one term permitted by the state constitution, Juárez became the director of the [[Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca|Oaxaca Institute of Science and Arts]] where he had previously studied law and also taught science. Juárez also continued his practice of law.{{sfn|Rivera Cambas|1873|p=592}}