National heroes of Mexico

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Mexico, 25 centavos, 1964.  Francisco Madero.

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Mexico, 20 centavos, 1974.  Francisco Madero.

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Mexico, 500 pesos, 1989.  Francisco Madero.

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Vicente Guerrero.

From Wikipedia:

Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña (1782-1831) was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence. He fought against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and later served as President of Mexico. Of Afro-Mestizo descent, he was the grandfather of the Mexican politician and intellectual Vicente Riva Palacio.

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Mexico, 5 pesos, 1976.  Vicente Guerrero.

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Guadalupe Victoria.

From Wikipedia:

Guadalupe Victoria (1786 – 1843), born José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix, was a Mexican general and politician who fought for independence against the Spanish Empire in the Mexican War of Independence and after the adoption of the Constitution of 1824, was elected as the first president of the United Mexican States. He was a deputy in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies for Durango and a member of the Supreme Executive Power following the downfall of the First Mexican Empire, which was followed by the 1824 Constitution and his presidency. He later served as Governor of Puebla.

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Mexico, 20 pesos, 1985.  Guadalupe Victoria.

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Mexico, 10 pesos, 1960.  Hidalgo and Madero.

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Juana de Asbaje.

From Wikipedia:

Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz, O.S.H. (English: Joan Agnes of the Cross) (1651-1695), was a self-taught scholar and poet of the Baroque school, and Hieronymite nun of New Spain, known in her lifetime as "The Tenth Muse." Although she lived in a colonial era when Mexico was part of the Spanish Empire, she is considered today both a Mexican writer and a contributor to the Spanish Golden Age. She stands at the beginning of the history of Mexican literature in the Spanish language. In recognition, she is honored by official government recognition and is an inspiration to artists in the modern era.

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Mexico, 1000 pesos, 1989.

Juana Inés de la Cruz, born Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana.

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Cuauhtemoc.

From Britannica.com

Cuauhtémoc (1495-1522) was the 11th and last Aztec emperor, nephew and son-in-law of Montezuma II.

Cuauhtémoc became emperor in 1520 on the death of Montezuma's successor, Cuitláhuac. Hernán Cortés, with powerful Indian allies, was then marching on Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital. Cuauhtémoc's frontier forces were forced to retreat in 1521, and he defended his capital in a four-month siege that left most of the city destroyed and few Indians surviving. Captured by the Spanish, he was at first treated with deference. Later, Cuauhtémoc was tortured to reveal the location of hidden Aztec wealth. His stoicism and refusal to speak became legendary. Fearing trouble if he left Cuauhtémoc behind, Cortés took the emperor with him to Honduras. En route, hearing of a plot against the Spaniards, he ordered Cuauhtémoc hanged.

In 1949 bones purported to be Cuauhtémoc's were discovered at Ixcateopan, Mexico.

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Mexico, 5 pesos, 1948.  Cuauhtémoc.

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Mexico, 50 centavos, 1950.  Cuauhtémoc.

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Mexico, 50 centavos, 1959.  Cuauhtémoc.

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Mexico, 50 centavos, 1967.  Cuauhtémoc.