This is a list of events that happened in 2013 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Enrique Peña Nieto
PRI
- Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong[1]
- Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): José Antonio Meade[1]
- Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SEGARPA): Enrique Martínez y Martínez[1]
- Secretary of Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU): Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín[1]
- Communications Secretary (SCT): Gerardo Ruiz Esparza[1]
- Education Secretary (SEP): Emilio Chuayffet Chemor[1]
- Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Salvador Cienfuegos Cepeda[1]
- Secretary of Navy (SEMAR): Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz[1]
- Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare: Alfonso Navarrete Prida[1]
- Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL): Rosario Robles[1]
- Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Claudia Ruiz Massieu[1]
- Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT): Juan José Guerra Abud[1]
- Secretary of Health (SALUD): Mercedes Juan López[1]
- Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP): Luis Videgaray Caso[1]
- Secretary of Economy (SE): Idelfonso Guajardo[1]
- Secretary of Energy (SENER): Pedro Joaquín Coldwell[1]
- Attorney General (FGR): Jesús Murillo Karam[1]
- Chief of Staff: Aurelio Nuño Mayer[1]
- Coordinación de Comunicación Social de Presidencia (Coordination of Social Communication of the Presidency): David López Gutiérrez[1]
- Estado Mayor Presidencial (Presidential Security Staff): Rodolfo Miranda Moreno[1]
Governors
- Aguascalientes: Carlos Lozano de la Torre
PRI[2] - Baja California
- José Guadalupe Osuna Millán
PAN, until October 31. - Francisco Vega de Lamadrid PAN, starting November 1.
- José Guadalupe Osuna Millán
- Baja California Sur: Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor PAN[3]
- Campeche: Fernando Ortega Bernés PRI
- Chiapas: Manuel Velasco Coello
PVEM - Chihuahua: César Duarte Jáquez PRI
- Coahuila: Rubén Moreira Valdez PRI
- Colima: Mario Anguiano Moreno PRI
- Durango: Jorge Herrera Caldera PRI
- Guanajuato: Miguel Márquez Márquez PAN
- Guerrero: Ángel Aguirre Rivero
PRD - Hidalgo: Francisco Olvera Ruiz PRI
- Jalisco
- Emilio González Márquez PAN, until February 28
- Aristóteles Sandoval PRI, starting March 1
- Emilio González Márquez
- State of Mexico: Eruviel Ávila Villegas PRI
- Michoacán
- Fausto Vallejo PRI, until March 7 and from October 21[a][5]
- Jesús Reyna García, Interim governor from March 7 to October 21[4][5]
- Fausto Vallejo
- Morelos: Graco Ramírez PRD.[6]
- Nayarit: Roberto Sandoval Castañeda PRI
- Nuevo León: Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz PRI
- Oaxaca: Gabino Cué Monteagudo
MC - Puebla: Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas PAN
- Querétaro: José Eduardo Calzada Rovirosa PRI
- Quintana Roo: Roberto Borge Angulo PRI
- San Luis Potosí: Fernando Toranzo Fernández PRI
- Sinaloa: Mario López Valdez PAN
- Sonora: Guillermo Padrés Elías PAN
- Tabasco: Arturo Núñez Jiménez PRD, starting January 1
- Tamaulipas: Egidio Torre Cantú PRI
- Tlaxcala: Mariano González Zarur PRI
- Veracruz: Javier Duarte de Ochoa PRI
- Yucatán: Rolando Zapata Bello PRI
- Zacatecas: Miguel Alonso Reyes PRI
- Head of Government of the Federal District: Miguel Ángel Mancera PRD
Events
- January
- Clausura 2013 Copa MX (through April)
- 1 – New Year's Day, civic holiday, Minimum wage increase of 3.9% (MXN $2.04)
- 31 – Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion: Thirty-seven killed and 126 injured, followed by three days of mourning.[7]
- February
- 20 – 5.6 magnitude earthquake centered in Armería, Colima. No reorted damages or injuries.[8]
- National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) publishes figures indicating 3.9% economic growth during 2012 but warns of a possible deceleration of the economy in 2013.[9]
- March
- 2013 Rally México
- 8 – Bank of Mexico (Banixco) cuts prime interest rates to 4.50%.[9]
- 26 – Satmex 8 launched.[10]
- 28 – First same-sex marriage performed in Oaxaca[11]
- April 21 – 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Michoacan causes blackouts in Mexico City but no reported injuries or other damages.[12]
- May
- 2 – United States President Barack Obama makes an official trip to Mexico.[13]
- 7 – the 2013 Ecatepec de Morelos gas tanker explosion: Twenty-seven killed and at least 30 injured.
- 8 – The value of the peso increases and Mexico's Fitch Ratings increase from BBB to BBB+.[9]
- 26 – Club America wins the 2012–13 Liga MX season.
- June – Chactún, a Mayan ruin, is discovered in Campeche[14]
- July
- 7 – Elections in seven states.
- 23 – Chihuahua International Airport is closed because of flooding due to heavy rains.[15]
- Hurricane Erick strikes Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico and Baja California Sur
- 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics: Mexican men win 23 medals, women win 24.
- 2013 World Taekwondo Championships in Puebla: Mexico wins five medals. The men's team is ranked third and the women's is ranked ninth.
- August
- 25 – the 2013 Mexico train accident, at least five killed, at least 22 injured, mostly undocumented immigrants[citation needed]
- 31 – Miss Latin America 2013 in the Riviera Maya won by Julia Guerra of Brasil. Mexico's Fanny Barroso finishes third.
- 2013 Copa de México de Naciones in Aztec Stadium won by Argentina.
- Hurricane Manuel strikes much of Mexico
- September
- 2 – President Peña gives his first annual message.**Hurricane Ingrid strikes[16]
- Banixco cuts its prime rate to 3.75%.[9]
- October
- 5 – Chihuahua monster truck accident
- 19 – Nuestra Belleza México 2013, won by Josselyn Garciglia from Baja California Sur.
- Hurricane Raymond strikes the southwestern coast
- November
- INEGI reports economic growth between 0.8% and 1.3% during the third trimester, avoiding recession.[9]
- Museo Jumex opens[17]
- December
- 19 – S&P Global Ratings increases Mexico credit rating to BBB+.[9]
- 20 – The Senate approves partial privatization of the oil industry.[9]
Anticipated
The SEGH-CFE 1 solar power array was expected to go online in 2013.[citation needed]
Awards
- National Prize for Arts and Sciences[18]
- Physics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences – Federico Bermúdez Rattoni, Magdaleno Medina Noyola
- Technology and Design – Martín Ramón Aluja Schuneman Hofer
- Fine arts – Javier Álvarez (composer), Ángela Gurría, Paul Leduc (film director)
- Linguistics and literature – Hugo Gutiérrez Vega, Luis Fernando Lara Ramos
- History, Social Sciences, and Philosophy – Roger Bartra, Carlos Martínez Assad
- Popular Arts and Traditions – Narciso Lico Carrillo
- Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – Manuel Gómez Morín (post mortem)[19]
- Order of the Aztec Eagle – Takashi Yamanouchi, Japanese businessperson[20]
- Ohtli Award
Notable deaths
- January 8 – Raúl Araiza, 77, actor, director, and producer (b. 1935)[21]
- January 31 – Rubén Bonifaz Nuño
- February 19 – Joaquín Cordero
- February 21 — Francisco José Madero González, accountant and politician (PRI); Governor of Coahuila in 1981
- March 3 – Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez
- May 10 – Félix Agramont Cota, Mexican engineer and politician, 8th Governor of Baja California Sur (b. 1918)
- May 26 – Héctor Garza
- July 17 – Alberto López Bello
- September 18 – Rafael Corkidi
- October 15 – El Brazo (Juan Alvarado Nieves)
- October 18 – Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix
- November 15 – Karla Álvarez
- December 11 – Javier Jauregui
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Conoce el Gabinete de Enrique Peña Nieto". Sopitas.com (in Spanish). 30 November 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "El Universal - - Entregan constancia de mayoría a Lozano". archivo.eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). July 11, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "April 2011". Rulers. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "La accidentada gubernatura de Fausto Vallejo". www.milenio.com (in Mexican Spanish). June 18, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "Fausto Vallejo se ausenta de sus funciones, otra vez, por salud". Animal Político (in Spanish). 10 April 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Redacción Uno (20 August 2020). "Graco Ramírez, exgobernador de Morelos, enfrentaría juicio político". Uno TV (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "Decreta Peña Nieto tres días de luto nacional". El Universal (in Spanish). Feb 1, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Se registra sismo de 5.6 grados en el DF, reportan saldo blanco". Excélsior (in Spanish). 20 February 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Forbes Staff (30 December 2013). "Los momentos económicos que marcaron al 2013]". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Al-Ekabi, Cenan; Baranes, Blandina; Hulsroj, Peter; Lahcen, Arne (6 February 2015). Yearbook on Space Policy 2012/2013: Space in a Changing World. Springer. p. 349. ISBN 978-3-7091-1827-6.
- ^ ""Oaxaca celebra su primera boda gay tras fallo de SCJN", Terra, 28 March 2013". Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Reportan apagones en cuatro colonias del DF por sismo". El Universal (in Spanish). April 21, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Shear, Michael D.; Archibold, Randal C. (2 May 2013). "Obama Arrives in Mexican Capital to Meet With New Leader". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Ruins of Maya City Discovered in Remote Jungle". Live Science. 20 June 2013.
- ^ "El aeropuerto de Chihuahua está cerrado por inundación". Animal Político (in Spanish). 20 July 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Ya esperamos la reforma fiscal de Peña Nieto: Gutiérrez Candiani". Vanguardia (in Spanish). Sep 2, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Waite, Richard (13 November 2013). "First look at Chipperfield's long-awaited Museu Jumex in Mexico City". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "El Universal - Ciencia - Nombran ganadores del Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes 2013". archivo.eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). El Universal. Nov 22, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Senado entrega la medalla Belisario Domínguez a Gómez Morín". Excélsior (in Spanish). 6 November 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Operations, Mazda North American (Apr 10, 2013). "El presidente y CEO de Mazda Takashi Yamanouchi recibe el premio Orden del Águila Azteca". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Muere el roductor Raul Araiza" [Producer Raul Araiza dies], Excelsior (in Spanish), Jan 8, 2013, retrieved Jan 8, 2019
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