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Round 8: Tossup 18

This leader’s forces executed Santiago Vidaurri for betraying him and chasing his bullet-ridden carriage. The Ley Lerdo supplemented a law named for this leader (15[1])that abolished church privileges called fueros. The Convention (15[1])of London denounced this leader for cancelling debt repayments. (-5[1])This leader defeated (-5[1])Félix Zuloaga (“FAY-leeks soo-loh-AH-gah”) in the (*) Reform (-5[1])War. After this man’s forces defeated Charles de Lorencez (“loh-rehn-say”) at the Battle of Puebla, he established the holiday of Cinco de Mayo. After defeating France, this leader authorized the execution of Maximilian I. For 10 points, what first indigenous President of Mexico names a city across the border (10[1])from El Paso? ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Benito Juárez [or Benito Pablo Juárez García]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Edward KimJohns CreekNorthview A2315
Adhrit YadavLambert AChattahoochee A3115
Kavineesh SenthilrajInnovation BLambert B40-5
Tejas SolaiInnovation AMidtown43-5
Sean HarbisonExhibitionHoover48-5
Arjun SriramLambert BInnovation B9610
Reyansh KroviNorthview BChattahoochee B10010
Krish NathanHooverExhibition10010
Dutch ConnertyMidtownInnovation A1000

Summary

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VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓683%33%50%70.00
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%0%67%89.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓367%33%67%61.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%0%50%91.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓560%0%40%90.67
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓333%33%0%40.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓450%0%75%100.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓367%33%67%63.50
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓560%20%40%60.67
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓875%13%63%76.67