Why is there a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Tijuana, Mexico?

I recently went on a trip to Mexico. Our group thought it was strange that one of the first things we saw upon arriving in the country was a statue of Abraham Lincoln. Does anyone know why it's there?

not terribly strange at all and here's why: Mexico's president Benito Ju谩rez during the early 1860s, exchanged friendly letters with Lincoln and Mexico remembers Lincoln's opposition to the Mexican-American War.

Because he freed the Mexicans from the tomato farms and vacationed in Tijuana the summer before he was assassinated.

:D

Outside the United States
Statues of Lincoln can be found in other countries. In Ciudad Ju谩rez, Chihuahua, Mexico, is a 13-foot (4 m) high bronze statue, a gift from the United States, dedicated in 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The U.S. received a statue of Benito Ju谩rez in exchange, which is in Washington, D.C. Ju谩rez and Lincoln exchanged friendly letters during the American Civil War, Mexico remembers Lincoln's opposition to the Mexican-American War. (For his part, Ju谩rez refused to aide the Confederacy and jailed those Confederates who sought his help.) There is also a statue in Tijuana, Mexico, showing Lincoln standing and destroying the chains of slavery. There are at least three statues of Lincoln in the United Kingdom 鈥?one in London by Augustus St. Gaudens, one in Manchester by George Grey Barnard and another in Edinburgh by George Bissell. In Havana, Cuba, there is a bust of Abraham Lincoln in the Museum of the Revolution, a small statue of him in front of the Abraham Lincoln School, and a bust of him near the Capitolio.

i was wondering why to? i seen it and thought the same thing!