Panel of Piña mural in the Government Palace in Chihuahua, Mexico, honoring the liberators Abraham Lincoln, Benito Juárez and Simón Bolivar.

Michael Hogan is the author of Abraham Lincoln and Mexico, A History of Courage, Intrigue, and Unlikely Friendships. He is a former professor of International Relations at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, and Emeritus Humanities Chair at the American School Foundation of Guadalajara, Mexico.

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