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Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

during

2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ...

. It lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels and will include a brief year-end summary of major social and economic issues. Cultural events, including major sporting events, are also listed.

Incumbents

President and cabinet

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Andres Manuel López Obrador Andres or Andrés may refer to: *Andres, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, US *Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France *Andres (name) *Hurricane Andres * "Andres" (song), a 1994 song by L7 See also ...

Interior Interior may refer to: Arts and media * ''Interior'' (Degas) (also known as ''The Rape''), painting by Edgar Degas * ''Interior'' (play), 1895 play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck * ''The Interior'' (novel), by Lisa See * Interior de ...

Olga Sánchez Cordero Olga María del Carmen Sánchez Cordero Dávila (born 16 July 1947) is a Mexican politician and former jurist. She was the Secretariat of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior of Mexico, and the first woman to ever hold this position. She pre ...

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and ...

Marcelo Ebrard Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (; born 10 October 1959) is a Mexican politician who is serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) since 2018, he was appointed to lead the f ...

Treasury A treasury is either *A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry. *A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be state or royal property, church treasure or in p ...

Arturo Herrera Arturo Herrera (born 1959) is a Venezuelan Visual arts, visual artist who exhibits internationally, known for his melding of cartoons and collage. He has had one-person exhibitions at Centre d’Art Contemporain, Dia Art Foundation, Dia Center Fo ...

Economy An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the ...

Tatiana Clouthier Carrillo Tatiana Clouthier Carillo (b. August 12, 1964, Culiacan, Sinaloa) is a Mexican educator, politician and writer. From December 8, 2020 to October 6, 2022, she served as the head of the Secretariat of Economy of Mexico appointed by President An ...

Environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...

Maria Luisa Albores Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

Tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...

Miguel Torruco Marqués Miguel Torruco Marqués (September 19, 1951 in Mexico City) is an entrepreneur, academic and Mexican public official. He was the Secretary of Tourism of the Federal District from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, he became a Tourism Adviser of Andrés Ma ...

Civil Service The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...

Irma Sandoval-Ballesteros Irma Eréndira Sandoval Ballesteros (born 1972) is a Mexican politician and scholar, expert in public administration and corruption control. In 2018 she was appointed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as head of the Ministry of Public Ad ...

Health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

Jorge Alcocer Varela Jorge Alcocer Varela (born 8 February 1946) is a Mexican immunologist, researcher, teacher and healthcare professional. Since 1 December 2018 he has served as the head of Secretariat of Health of Mexico, appointed by President Andrés Manuel Ló ...

Development Development or developing may refer to: Arts *Development hell, when a project is stuck in development *Filmmaking, development phase, including finance and budgeting *Development (music), the process thematic material is reshaped *Photographi ...

: Román Meyer Falcón *

Welfare Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specificall ...

Javier May Rodríguez Javier May Rodríguez (born 5 May 1966) is a Mexican politician who serves as the General Director of the National Tourism Development Fund. He previously served as the Secretary of Welfare, as a senator and deputy for Tabasco, and as the mayor ...

Culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ...

Alejandra Frausto Guerrero Alejandra Frausto Guerrero is a Mexican lawyer and cultural director. Since 1 December 2018 she is the head of Secretariat of Culture of Mexico appointed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 ...

Defense Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense industr ...

Luis Cresencio Sandoval Luis Crescencio Sandoval González (born 7 February 1960) is the current Mexican Secretary of Defense. Biography Sandoval González was born on 7 February 1960 in Ensenada, Baja California. In the Heroic Military Academy he attended high s ...

Navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...

José Rafael Ojeda Durán José Rafael Ojeda Durán (born 3 February 1954) is the Mexican Secretary of the Navy in the Cabinet of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He has worked in the Mexican Navy in various positions for 50 years. He is a member of the Mexican Legion of H ...

Security Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social ...

Alfonso Durazo Montaño Alfonso Durazo Montaño (born 11 July 1954) is a Mexican politician who served as chief spokesman and private secretary of President Vicente Fox. Representing the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), he is the current Governor of Sonora. Ea ...

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

Alejandro Gertz Manero Alejandro Gertz Manero (born 31 October 1939) is a Mexican lawyer and current Attorney General of Mexico. He served as Secretary of Public Security during part of Vicente Fox's government. From 2009 to 2012 he served as Deputy of the LXI Legisl ...

Supreme Court

* President of the Supreme Court:

Arturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea Arturo Fernando Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea (born August 9, 1959) is a Mexican lawyer who has been a member of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation since December 2009. Since January 2, 2019, he is the President of the Court (Chief Justic ...

Governors

LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress

President of the Senate

President of the Chamber of Deputies

Sergio Gutiérrez Luna Sergio Carlos Gutiérrez Luna (born 12 July 1976) is a Mexican politician. He is currently serving as President of the Chamber of Deputies President of the Chamber of Deputies may refer to: * List of presidents of the Argentine Chamber of Deputi ...

Events

January

* 1 January - 2023 Ciudad Juárez prison attack: Ten

prison officer A prison officer or corrections officer is a uniformed law enforcement official responsible for the custody, supervision, safety, and regulation of prisoners. They are responsible for the care, custody, and control of individuals who have been ...

s and four to seven

inmate A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison. ...

s are killed in an armed attack on a prison in

Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez ( ; ''Juarez City''. ) is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is commonly referred to as Juárez and was known as El Paso del Norte (''The Pass of the North'') until 1888. Juárez is the seat of the Ju� ...

Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to: Places *Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state **Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state **Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state **Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state **Chihuahua Mun ...

, in which 24-30 prisoners escaped. * 3 January - Five gunmen and two security force members are killed during a

gun battle A shootout, also called a firefight or gunfight, is a fight between armed combatants using firearms. The term can be used to describe any such fight, though it is typically used to describe those that do not involve military forces or only invo ...

while searching for 30 inmates who escaped two days ago during the Juárez prison attack. * 5 January - 2023 Sinaloa unrest: The

army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

arrests

Ovidio Guzmán López Ovidio Guzmán López (born 29 March 1990), commonly known as "El Ratón" or "El Nuevo Ratón" ("The Mouse" or "The New Mouse"), is a Mexican drug lord and high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal group based in Sinaloa. He is the s ...

, the son of incarcerated

drug lord A drug lord, drug baron, kingpin or narcotrafficker is a high-ranking crime boss who controls a sizable network of people involved in the illegal drug trade. Such figures are often difficult to bring to justice, as they are normally not directly ...

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (; born 4 April 1957), commonly known as "El Chapo" (), is a Mexican former drug lord and a former leader within the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate. He is considered to have been one of th ...

, in

Culiacán Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico, the capital and largest city of both the Culiacán Municipality and the state of Sinaloa. The city was founded on 29 September 1531, by the Spanish Conquistadores, con ...

Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is d ...

. Unrest ensues in the

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

, with schools and airports closed. Ten soldiers, a police officer and 19

cartel A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. Cartels are usually associations in the same sphere of business, and thus an alliance of rivals. Mos ...

members are killed. * 7 January -

2023 Mexico City Metro train crash A train crash occurred on 7 January 2023 at 09:16 CDT ( UTC−5) when a Mexico City Metro train going northward towards Indios Verdes metro station crashed into another one that was parked inside the Potrero– La Raza interstation ...

: One person is killed and dozens of others are injured when two trains crash on Line 3 of the

Mexico City Metro The Mexico City Metro ( es, Metro de la Ciudad de México) is a rapid transit system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in Mexico State. Operated by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC), it is ...

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

February

* 28 February - Nuevo Laredo military shooting: Soldiers open fire on a pickup truck carrying unarmed

civilian Civilians under international humanitarian law are "persons who are not members of the armed forces" and they are not "combatants if they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war". It is slightly different from a non-combatant, b ...

s in

Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo () is a city in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Rio Grande, across from Laredo, United States. The 2010 census population of the city was 373,725. Nuevo Lare ...

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...

, killing five people, sparking protests and

riot A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targete ...

s by local people.

March

* 13 March - Secondary student Norma Lizbeth Ramos died weeks after being beaten by her

bully Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively wikt:domination, dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by ot ...

and classmate Azahara Martínez. Ramos was hit multiple times with a rock in the face and head by Martínez. The event was recorded and the video went viral due to violence,

school bullying School bullying, like bullying outside the school context, refers to one or more perpetrators who have greater physical strength or more social power than their victim repeatedly by acting aggressively toward their victim. Bullying can be verb ...

and

discrimination Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, relig ...

in the event. * 28 March - Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire:

Central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

and

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

detainees Detention is the process whereby a state or private citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom or liberty at that time. This can be due to (pending) criminal charges preferred against the individual pursuant to a prosecution or ...

at a migrant center in Ciudad Juárez deliberately set fire to their

mattress A mattress is a large, usually rectangular pad for supporting a lying person. It is designed to be used as a bed, or on a bed frame as part of a bed. Mattresses may consist of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, conta ...

es, killing 38 people and injuring 28 others.

April

* 1 April - Two people are killed and another is injured when a

hot air balloon A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket (in some long-distance or high-altitude balloons, a capsule), which carries p ...

catches fire near

Teotihuacan Teotihuacan (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Teotihuacán'') (; ) is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, northeast of modern-day Mexico City. Teotihuacan is ...

State of Mexico The State of Mexico ( es, Estado de México; ), officially just Mexico ( es, México), is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Commonly known as Edomex (from ) to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is ...

. * 18 April -

Mexican President The president of Mexico ( es, link=no, Presidente de México), officially the president of the United Mexican States ( es, link=no, Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is the head of state and head of government of Mexico. Under the Co ...

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican politician who has been serving as the 65th president of Mexico since 1 December 2018. He previously served as Head of Government of Mexico ...

accuses the

United States Department of Defense The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national secu ...

of spying and says that he will classify information from the

Mexican Armed Forces The Mexican Armed Forces ( es, Fuerzas Armadas de México) are the military forces of the United Mexican States. The Spanish crown established a standing military in colonial Mexico in the eighteenth century. After Mexican independence in 1821, ...

May

* 2023 Mexico Meningitis outbreak: Health authorities urged the

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of h ...

(WHO) to issue a warning about a

meningitis Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, headache, and neck stiffness. Other symptoms include confusion or ...

outbreak linked to two

cosmetic surgery Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories: reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery includes craniofa ...

clinics in Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

June

* 12 June -

Foreign Minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

resigns and announces he will run for president of Mexico in the 2024 elections. The

mayor of Mexico City The Head of Government ( es, Jefe de Gobierno) wields the executive power in Mexico City. The Head of Government serves a six-year term, running concurrently with that of the President of the Republic. Mexico City, or CDMX, is the seat of natio ...

Claudia Sheinbaum Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (born 24 June 1962) is a Mexican scientist, politician, and head of government of Mexico City, a position equivalent to a state governor. She was elected on 1 July 2018 as part of the Juntos Haremos Historia coalition. Sh ...

, also announces that she will

resign Resignation is the formal act of leaving or quitting one's office or position. A resignation can occur when a person holding a position gained by election or appointment steps down, but leaving a position upon the expiration of a term, or choos ...

on 16 June to focus on running for president.

July

* 5 July - A

bus plunge Bus plunge stories are a nickname for a journalistic practice of reporting bus accidents in short articles that describe the vehicle as "plunging" from a bridge or hillside road. The phenomenon has been noted in ''The New York Times'', which publi ...

s into a ravine near Magdalena Peñasco,

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

, killing 27 people and injuring 17 others.

September

* 16 September -

, the son of

, is

extradited Extradition is an action wherein one jurisdiction delivers a person accused or convicted of committing a crime in another jurisdiction, over to the other's law enforcement. It is a cooperative law enforcement procedure between the two jurisdict ...

to the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

from Mexico on

drug trafficking A drug is any chemical substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed. Drugs are typically distinguished from food and substances that provide nutritional support. Consumption of drugs can be via insuffla ...

and

money laundering Money laundering is the process of concealing the origin of money, obtained from illicit activities such as drug trafficking, corruption, embezzlement or gambling, by converting it into a legitimate source. It is a crime in many jurisdictions ...

charges Charge or charged may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed'', a 2011 documentary Music * ''Charge'' (David Ford album) * ''Charge'' (Machel Montano album) * '' Charge!!'', an album by The Aqu ...

. * 27 September - Authorities in

Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...

find at least twelve bodies dumped on roads in the area of

Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...

, likely related to a drug cartel operating in Tamaulipas. * 28 September - Six teenagers who were

kidnap In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful confinement of a person against their will, often including transportation/asportation. The asportation and abduction element is typically but not necessarily conducted by means of force or fear: the p ...

ped by a group of armed men a few days ago are found dead near Villanueva,

Zacatecas , image_map = Zacatecas in Mexico (location map scheme).svg , map_caption = State of Zacatecas within Mexico , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type ...

October

* 1 October - At least 10 people were killed, and 60 were injured at Santa Cruz Church,

Ciudad Madero Ciudad Madero is a coastal city, located in southeast Tamaulipas in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the seventh most populous city in the state, with a census-estimated 2015 population of 209,175 within an area of 18.0 square miles (46.6 km2) the c ...

after the church’s roof collapsed during a baptism ceremony. * 10 October - Hurricane Lidia makes

landfall Landfall is the event of a storm moving over land after being over water. More broadly, and in relation to human travel, it refers to 'the first land that is reached or seen at the end of a journey across the sea or through the air, or the fact ...

in the state of

Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...

as a

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on the Saffir-Simpson scale, killing one person. * 13 October - A

military helicopter A military helicopter is a helicopter that is either specifically built or converted for use by military forces. A military helicopter's mission is a function of its design or conversion. The most common use of military helicopters is transport ...

crashes in Canelas Municipality,

Durango Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...

, killing three people. * 14 October -

Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023 An annular solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, October 14, 2023. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occ ...

: An annular

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is visible the

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, Mexico, Central America,

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, and

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and was the 44th solar eclipse of

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. * 21 October -

Hurricane Norma The name Norma has been used for ten tropical cyclones worldwide, eight in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, one in the Western Pacific Ocean and one in the Australian Region. In the Eastern Pacific: * Tropical Storm Norma (1970) – its remnants fueled t ...

makes landfall near

Cabo San Lucas Cabo San Lucas (, "Saint Luke Cape"), or simply just Cabo, is a resort city at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As at the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 202,694 inhabitan ...

Baja California Sur Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...

. Warnings have been issued for the states of

and Sinaloa. * 23 October - At least 24 people, including twelve

police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...

officers, are killed in three separate

mass shooting There is a lack of consensus on how to define a mass shooting. Most terms define a minimum of three or four victims of gun violence (not including the shooter or in an inner city) in a short period of time, although an Australian study from 200 ...

s and

ambush An ambush is a long-established military tactics, military tactic in which a combatant uses an advantage of concealment or the element of surprise to attack unsuspecting enemy combatants from concealed positions, such as among dense underbru ...

es by unidentified assailants in

Coyuca de Benítez Coyuca de Benítez is a city and seat of the municipality of Coyuca de Benítez, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of Nort ...

Guerrero Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ...

, and

Tacámbaro Tacámbaro is a municipality located in the central region of the Mexican state of Michoacán. Its largest city and municipal seat is Heroica Tacámbaro de Codallos. The city is located at . In the 2020 census, the city's population was 81,105. ...

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...

. * 25 October -

Hurricane Otis Hurricane Otis was a compact but very powerful tropical cyclone which made a devastating landfall in October 2023 near Acapulco as a Category 5 hurricane. Otis was the first Pacific hurricane to make landfall at Category 5 intensity and sur ...

makes landfall near

Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has bee ...

, Guerrero, as a category 5 hurricane with 1-minute sustained winds of 165 miles per hour (266 km/h). * 26 October - The

Mexican government The Federal government of Mexico (alternately known as the Government of the Republic or ' or ') is the national government of the United Mexican States, the central government established by its constitution to share sovereignty over the republi ...

reports that at least 27 people were killed and four others are missing due to

on Acapulco. The government also reports widespread flooding, significant

infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...

damage, and

looting Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, typically in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, natural disasters (where law and civil enforcement are temporarily ineffective), or rioting. ...

in some areas.

November

* 7 November - The

Zapatista Army of National Liberation The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (, EZLN), often referred to as the Zapatistas (Mexican ), is a far-left political and militant group that controls a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico. Sin ...

announces they are dissolving the autonomous municipalities they established after 1994. * 20 November - A

shootout A shootout, also called a firefight or gunfight, is a fight between armed combatants using firearms. The term can be used to describe any such fight, though it is typically used to describe those that do not involve military forces or only invo ...

between

and armed civilians in

Cuernavaca Cuernavaca (; nci-IPA, Cuauhnāhuac, kʷawˈnaːwak "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D. The na ...

Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital city is Cuer ...

, kills nine people, including two police officers.

December

* 13 December - Six people are killed and two others are injured in a shootout between rival drug cartels in Zacatecas. * 15 December - President

inaugurate In government and politics, inauguration is the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal ceremony or special event, which may also include an inaug ...

s the first part of the

tourist Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mo ...

Maya Train, that runs in a rough loop around the

Yucatán Peninsula The Yucatán Peninsula (, also , ; es, Península de Yucatán ) is a large peninsula in southeastern Mexico and adjacent portions of Belize and Guatemala. The peninsula extends towards the northeast, separating the Gulf of Mexico to the north ...

. The $20 billion, 950-mile line will connect

beach resort A seaside resort is a town, village, or hotel that serves as a vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements, such as in the German ' ...

s and

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...

s. * 17 December - Salvatierra massacre: Twelve people are killed during a

at a

Christmas season The Christmas season or the festive season (also known in some countries as the holiday season or the holidays) is an annually recurring period recognized in many Western and other countries that is generally considered to run from late Novembe ...

party in

Salvatierra Salvatierra may refer to: Places ;Mexico * Salvatierra, Guanajuato, a municipality in the state of Guanajuato ;Spain * Salvatierra (comarca), a subcomarca of Guijuelo in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León * Berrocal de Salvatierra, a mun ...

Guanajuato Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city i ...

. Three others are killed and four injured at a bar in

Tulum Tulum (, yua, Tulu'um) is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribb ...

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...

, while four are killed in

Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritag ...

, Guanajuato. * 22 December — Former Ecuadorian vice president

Jorge Glas Jorge David Glas Espinel (; born 13 September 1969) is an Ecuadorian politician and electrical engineer. He served as Vice President of Ecuador from 24 May 2013 to 13 December 2017. President Lenín Moreno suspended Glas of his official duties ...

requests

asylum Asylum may refer to: Types of asylum * Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome * Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute * Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea * ...

. * 28 December — Gunmen from the

La Familia Michoacana La Familia Michoacana, (English: ''The Michoacán Family'') La Familia (English: ''The Family''), or LFM is a Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Michoacán. They are known to produce large amounts o ...

drug cartel kidnap 14 people from Texcaltitlan as retaliation for a previous incident in which 10 cartel members were killed by residents of the town. * 29 December — 2023 Ciudad Obregón shooting: Eight people are killed and 26 others are injured in a mass shooting at a party in

Ciudad Obregón Ciudad Obregón is a city in southern Sonora. It is the state's second largest city after Hermosillo and serves as the municipal seat of Cajeme, as of 2020, the city has a population of 436,484. Ciudad Obregón is south of the state's norther ...

Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...

. The shooting's target, a cartel member, is among those killed.

Sports

;Association football *

2022–23 Liga MX season The 2022–23 Liga MX season (known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons) is the 76th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season will be divided into two championships—the Apertura 2022 and the Clausur ...

2022–23 Liga MX Femenil season The 2022–23 Liga MX Femenil season is the sixth season of the premier women's football league in Mexico. The season began on 8 July 2022 and will finish in May 2023. Stadiums and locations Alternate venues * América – Cancha Centenari ...

Deaths

January

*5 January – Ernesto Alfredo Piñón de la Cruz, 33, criminal (

Los Mexicles Los Mexicles is a Mexican street gang based in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. It is allied to the Sinaloa Cartel The Sinaloa Cartel ( es, link=no, Cártel de Sinaloa), also known as the CDS, the Guzmán-Loera Organization, the Pacific Cartel, ...

). *8 January – Juan Francisco García, 69, Mexican Olympic boxer. *10 January – Black Warrior, 54, professional wrestler (

CMLL Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

). *15 January – Guadalupe Rivera Marín, 98, lawyer and politician *16 January – Luisa Josefina Hernández, 94, writer, playwright and translator. *18 January – Victor Rasgado, 63, pianist and composer. *22 January – Octaviano Juarez-Corro, 49, Mexican-American fugitive (

FBI Ten Most Wanted The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is a most wanted list maintained by the United States's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The list arose from a conversation held in late 1949 between J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI, and William Ki ...

). *23 January -

Polo Polo Leopoldo Roberto García Peláez Benítez (9 March 1944 – 23 January 2023), known professionally as Polo Polo, was a Mexican comedian known internationally for his elaborate joke telling and narration. His style, mainly in first person as a su ...

, 78, comedian. *27 January – Albert Almanza, 86, Olympic basketball player. *30 January – Jesús Aguilar Padilla, 70, politician,

governor of Sinaloa List of governors of the Mexican state of Sinaloa: External linksList of governorsof Sinaloa. {{DEFAULTSORT:Governor Of Sinaloa Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sin ...

February

*2 February - Gerardo Islas Maldonado, 39, businessman and politician, member of the Congress of Puebla. *7 February -

Fernando Becerril Fernando Becerril is a Mexican actor. He has been cast in numerous Spanish language films since 1998. Filmography Becerril has played in the following theatrical and television films.Changoleón, c. 82, Mexican television personality. *13 February -

Jesse Treviño Jesus Treviño (December 24, 1946 – February 13, 2023), better known as Jesse Treviño, was a Mexican-born American visual artist. He essentially became a Chicano artist after he was wounded in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, which required h ...

, 76, Mexican-American painter. *16 February - ** Héctor Mario Gómez Galvarriato, 85, engineer, inventor and businessman. **

Marilú Marina Herrera Aragón (18 July 1927 – 16 February 2023), known as Marilú or "La Muñequita que Canta" (The Little Doll that Sings), was a Mexican singer and actress. She began her career in 1939. At the time of her death she was one of the ...

, 95, singer and actress. *17 February -

Ángela Gurría Ángela Gurría Davó (24 March 1929 – 17 February 2023) was a Mexican sculptor. In 1974, she became the first female member of the Academia de Artes. She is best known for her monumental sculptures such as ''Señal'', an eighteen-meter tall ...

, 93, sculptor. *24 February -

Felipe González González Felipe González González (28 January 1947 – 24 February 2023) was a Mexican politician and businessman. A member of the National Action Party (PAN), he was Governor of Aguascalientes from 1998 to 2004 and served in the Senate from 2006 t ...

, 76, politician.

March

*1 March -

Irma Serrano Irma Consuelo Cielo Serrano Castro (; born 9 December 1933) is a Mexican singer, actress and politician. Famous for her "tantalizing", "untamed spitfire" voice, she is one of the most noted performers of the ranchera and corrido genres; she was ni ...

, 89, actress. *7 March - Salvador Farfán, 90, footballer. *11 March -

Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was g ...

, 98, actor. *17 March **

Fito Olivares Rodolfo Olivares (born April 19, 1947 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico), known as Fito Olivares is a Mexican cumbia musician. He is a son of María Cristina Olivares and Mucio Olivares. He spent his childhood on a ranch of Rechinadores, Tamaulipas. ...

, 75,

cumbia Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans during colonial times, and Europeans. Examples include: ...

musician. ** Carlos Payán, 94, writer, journalist and politician. *22 March -

Rebecca Jones Rebecca Jones may refer to: *Rebecca Jones (Mexican actress) (1957–2023), Mexican actress *Rebecca Jones (archaeologist), Scottish archaeologist *Rebecca Jones (astronomer) (died 1966), American astronomer and discoverer of the Jones-Emberson 1 ...

, 65, Mexican-American actress ('' Imperio de cristal'', ''

Para volver a amar "Para Volver a Amar" (English: In Order to Love Again) is a Latin pop song written and performed by Kany García. The song was chosen as the third single from Kany's second album, '' Boleto De Entrada''. The song was released to radio on May 18, ...

'', ''

Que te perdone Dios ''Que te perdone Dios... yo no'' (English title: ''Ask God for Forgiveness... Not Me'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. It is the remake of the telenovela '' Abrázame muy fuerte'', produced in 2000. Zuria ...

''). *25 March **

Chabelo Xavier López Rodríguez (born February 17, 1935), better known as "Chabelo", is a Mexican American actor, comedian, television presenter and children's music singer who has been working on television for over sixty years. "Chabelo" has particip ...

, 88, American-born Mexican actor. **

Lucinda Urrusti Lucinda Urrusti (1929 – 25 March 2023) was a Spanish-born Mexican artist, whose work has gained fame not only from the writing of art critics, but also by poets and writers from other fields, such as Carlos Fuentes. She was born in Melilla to a ...

, 94, Spanish-born Mexican artist.

April

*2 April - Raúl Padilla López, 68, academic. *4 April -

Andrés García Andrés García (born May 24, 1941) is a Dominican-born Mexican actor. He has formerly served as a scuba diving instructor in Acapulco. Career García was born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is the son of Spanish exiles from ...

, 81, Dominican-Mexican actor. *18 April -

Pablo González Casanova Pablo González Casanova y del Valle (11 February 1922 – 18 April 2023) was a Mexican lawyer, sociologist, and historian. He was awarded the International José Martí Prize in 2003. Publications * ''Misoneísmo y modernidad en el siglo XVII ...

, 101, lawyer, sociologist, and historian. *22 April - Marcela González Salas, 75, politician. *24 April - Alfredo Arreguín, 88, Mexican-American painter.

May

* 9 May -

Antonio Carbajal Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez (; born 7 June 1929) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was also called ''"El Cinco Copas"'', in reference to his then-record of five World Cups played. Club care ...

, 93, football player ( León,

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...

) and manager (

Atlético Morelia Club Atlético Morelia is a Mexican Association football, football club based in Morelia, Michoacán. Founded on 4 June 1950, the club currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. The club play their home games at Estadio Morelos. From 1981 to ...

). * 20 May -

Luis Walton Luis Walton Aburto (1 June 1949 – 20 May 2023) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Convergence. From 2012 to 2015, he acted as Municipal President of Acapulco. He previously served as Senator of the LX and LXI Legislatures of the Mexi ...

, 73, politician,

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

(2006–2012) and municipal president of Acapulco (2012–2015). * 23 May - Javier Álvarez, 67, composer. * 31 May -

Sergio Calderón Sergio Calderón (July 21, 1945 – May 31, 2023) was a Mexican-born American actor known for his roles in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', ''Men in Black'', and '' The Ruins''. Biography Calderón was born in Coatlán del Río, ...

, 77, Mexican-born American actor ('' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', ''

Men in Black In popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, men in black (MIB) are purported men dressed in black suits who claim to be quasi-government agents, who harass, threaten, or sometimes even assassinate unidentified flying object (UFO) witnesses t ...

'', ''

The Ruins Ruins are the remains of man-made architecture. Ruins or ruin may refer to: History *The Ruin (Ukrainian history), a period in Ukrainian history after the death of Bohdan Khmelnytsky in 1657 Geography * Ruin, Iran, a village in North Khorasan P ...

'').

June

* 4 June -

Dora María Dora María Pérez Vidal (born 30 August 1933), known by her stage name Dora María and her nickname ''La Chaparrita de Oro'' (The Golden Short Woman), is a Mexican singer of folk music. She is a native of Tamulté de las Barrancas, a neighborhoo ...

, 89, folk singer. * 7 June -

Leonardo Nierman Leonardo Nierman (born November 1, 1932), full name Leonardo Nierman Mendelejis, is a Mexican artist mostly known for his painting and sculpture. He at first wanted to be a violinist, but gave it up after twenty years when he compared a recording ...

, 90, artist. * 8 June - Carlos Sada, 70, politician and diplomat,

ambassador to the United States The following table lists ambassadors to the United States, sorted by the representative country or organization. See also *Ambassadors of the United States Notes {{reflist, 30em External linksCurrent and former Ambassadors to the United Sta ...

(2016–2017). * 18 June - Rosario Zúñiga, 59, Mexican actress (''

Salvador Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' ( ...

''). * 20 June - **

Rogelio Esquivel Medina Rogelio () is a masculine Spanish given name and a variant of the first name Roger. Notable people with the name include: * Rogelio Antonio, Jr. (born 1962), Filipino chess player *Rogelio Armenteros (born 1994), Cuban pitcher in Major League Bas ...

, 83, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of

México Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

(2001–2008). ** Rosalía Peredo, 71, politician and social activist,

deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spai ...

(1985–1988) and

(2006–2012). * 27 June - Joana Brito, 76, actress (''

Teresa Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; french: Thérèse) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or re ...

'', ''

La fuerza del destino ''La Fuerza del Destino'' is Fey's fifth studio album, released in December 2004. The album contains twelve tracks the popular Spanish band Mecano made famous in the 80s and early 90s. The album's first single ''La Fuerza del Destino'' became t ...

'') and voiceover artist (''

The Princess and the Frog ''The Princess and the Frog'' is a 2009 American Animation, animated musical film, musical fantasy film, fantasy romantic comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The List of Walt Disney Anima ...

''). * 28 June -

Talina Fernández Catalina María del Sagrado Corazón Fernández-Veró Vela (born August 2, 1944) is a Mexican television presenter, journalist, producer, and actress. She has hosted and written for numerous television programs for many years. Biography Talina Fer ...

, 78, television presenter and actress (''

Muchachita ''Muchachita'' (English title:''Girl'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Téllez and Lucero Suárez for Televisa in 1986.

'', '' Tenías que ser tú''). * 29 June - Hipólito Mora, 67, farmer and politician.

July

* 1 July - Francisco Molina Ruiz, 72, lawyer and politician,

(1997–2000). * 4 July -

Adolfo Gilly Adolfo Atilio Gilly Malvagni (born 1928) is an author of various books on the history of and politics of Mexico and Latin America and professor of History and Political Science at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the Universidad Nac ...

, 94, historian. * 8 July -

Gloria Mange Gloria Mange (18 June 1931 – 8 July 2023) was a Mexican film actress active during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Mange died on 8 July 2023, at the age of 92. Selected filmography * ''Primero soy mexicano'' (1950) * ''What Has That Woman D ...

, 92, actress ('' ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?'', ''

If I Were a Congressman ''If I Were a Congressman'' (Spanish: ''Si yo fuera diputado'') is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Gloria Mange and Andrés Soler.Zolov p.95 The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo. Plot ...

'', ''

The Unknown Mariachi ''The Unknown Mariachi'' (Spanish:''El mariachi desconocido'') is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Rosa de Castilla and Gloria Mange.Agrasanchez p.26 The film's sets were designed by t ...

''). * 9 July -

Porfirio Muñoz Ledo Porfirio Alejandro Muñoz Ledo y Lazo de la Vega (born July 23, 1933 in Mexico City) is a Mexican politician. He is one of the founders of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). He is the current Mexican Ambassador to Cuba since January ...

, 89, politician, secretary of

labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

(1972–1975) and

public education State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in pa ...

(1976–1977), twice

president of the chamber of deputies President of the Chamber of Deputies may refer to: * List of presidents of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies * List of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia * President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) * President of the Chamber of Dep ...

. * 11 July - Jorge Bernal Vargas, 94, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Cancún-Chetumal (1974–2004). * 20 July -

Juan Meza Juan Meza (born March 18, 1956), also known for his nickname Kid Meza, is a Mexican former professional boxer who was world Super Bantamweight champion. Meza was born in Mexicali, Mexico. Short biography Mesa was born Jesus Fernández. Prior to b ...

, 67, boxer, WBC super bantamweight champion (1984–1985). * 31 July -

Roberto Cintli Rodríguez Roberto Cintli Rodríguez is a columnist, author, and academic of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona. On March 23, 1979, Rodriguez was taking photos on the corner of Whittier Boulevard and McDonnell Avenue in East Los Angeles fo ...

, 69, Mexican-American columnist, author, and academic (

Mexican American studies Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

August

* 17 August -

David Ostrosky David Ostrosky Vinograd (born December 1, 1956) is a Mexican actor, active since 1984. Early life Ostrosky was born in Mexico, and is of Jewish descent. His father, Pedro Ostrosky, is Lithuanian Jewish from Kyiv, Ukraine, and his mother ''Gu ...

, 66, actor (''

'', '' Marisol'', ''

Por siempre mi amor ''Por siempre mi amor'' (English title: ''Forever yours'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ignacio Sada for Televisa. It is a remake of ''Mi segunda madre'', produced by Juan Osorio in 1989. Susana González and Guy Ecker star as the prota ...

''). * 24 August - Ignacio Solares, 78, writer. * 30 August - Montserrat Galí Boadella, 76, art historian.

September

* 11 September -

Benito Castro Arturo "Benito" Castro Hernández (born June 5, 1946, in Mexico City, Mexico), is a Mexican musician, singer, songwriter, actor, imitator, most famous as a comedian, and as a member of Los Hermanos Castro (The Castro Brothers). Benito was born in ...

, 77, musician, comedian ( Los Hermanos Castro) and actor (''

Como dice el dicho Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps has m ...

''). * 16 September -

Tulio Hernández Gómez Tulio Hernández Gómez (26 May 1938 – 16 September 2023) was a Mexican politician who belonged to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Born in the Tlaxcala (city), city of Tlaxcala, he served two terms in the Chamber of Deputies ...

, 85, politician, two-term

, delegate of

Azcapotzalco Azcapotzalco ( nci, Āzcapōtzalco , , from ''wikt:azcapotzalli, āzcapōtzalli'' “anthill” + ''wikt:-co, -co'' “place”; literally, “In the place of the anthills”) is a Boroughs of Mexico City, borough (''demarcación territorial'') i ...

(1976–1979) and

governor of Tlaxcala The governor of Tlaxcala is the position representing the complete executive power of the government of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, per the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala. The governor is elected for a peri ...

(1981–1987). * 23 September -

Eugenio Elorduy Walther Eugenio Elorduy Walther (born November 21, 1940 in Calexico, California) is a Mexican politician. He was governor of his adoptive state of Baja California from November 1, 2001 thru October 31, 2007. His wife Elena Blackaller served as first lady ...

, 82, politician,

governor of Baja California The governor of Baja California represents the executive branch of the government of the state of Baja California, Mexico, per the state's constitution. The official title is "Free and Sovereign State of Baja California" (''Estado Libre y Soberan ...

(2001–2007).

October

* 4 October -

Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez (born 7 January 1923) is a Mexican chemical bacteriologist and politician, who was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Governor of Durango between 1974 and 1979, and Director of the National Polytechn ...

, 100, bacteriologist and politician,

governor of Durango Under the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, the exercise of the Executive authority of this Mexican government unit is reserved for an individual known as the Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign Stat ...

(1974–1979). * 15 October -

Teófilo Torres Corzo Téofilo Torres Corzo (born 9 August 1946) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. He currently serves as Senator of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LXII Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from September 1, 20 ...

, 77, politician, MP (1985–1988, 2012–2015) and

governor of San Luis Potosí The governor of San Luis Potosí exercises the role of the executive branch of government in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí, per the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí. The official title is Goberna ...

(1992–1993). * 19 October - Carlos Romero Deschamps, 79, politician, MP (1979–1982, 1991–2003, 2012–2015). * 21 October -

Hans Friessen Hans Peter Friessen Wutteke (10 September 1949 – 21 October 2023) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a forward for various football clubs in the late 1960s and 1970s. Career Born in Guadalajara, Friessen played in the early ...

, 74, footballer (

Atlas An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic ...

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

Tecos Tecos Fútbol Club (often referred to by its nickname "Tecos") is a Mexican professional football club associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara AC. It plays its home games in the '' Estadio 3 de Marzo'' (March 3 Stadium, named fo ...

). * 31 October - Jorge Arturo García Rubí, 75, lawyer and politician, interim

governor of Morelos The governor of Morelos, which was created with the state of Mexico in 1869. (Morelos was a Federal Territory from June 17, 1914, to February 5, 1917.) See also * List of Mexican state governors *List of people from Morelos, Mexico *List of g ...

(2000).

November

* 3 November - Orlando Garibay, 30, racing cyclist (

Cylance Cylance Inc. Is an American software firm based in Irvine, California that developed antivirus programs and other kinds of computer software that sought to prevent, rather than reactively detect, viruses and malware. Cyber Secure India describ ...

, Crisa–SEEI). * 5 November -

Enrique Dussel Enrique Domingo Dussel (born 24 December 1934) is an Argentine academic, philosopher, historian and theologian. He served as the interim rector of the Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México from 2013 to 2014. Life and career Enrique Duss ...

, 88, Argentine-Mexican philosopher, historian and theologian, interim rector of UACM (2013–2014). * 3 November - ** Ociel Baena, 38, magistrate and LGBT rights activist. ** Héctor Benavides, 82, news anchor and radio personality. **

Abel Ignacio Cuevas Melo Abel Ignacio Cuevas Melo (28 March 1965 – 13 November 2023) was a Mexican politician from the National Action Party. He served as Deputy of the LVIII and LX Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing Veracruz Veracruz (), formally ...

, 58, politician,

(2000–2003, 2006–2009). * 23 November -

Francisco Luna Kan Francisco Epigmenio Luna Kan (born 3 December 1925) is a Mexican politician. Francisco Luna Kan was governor of the state of Yucatán (state), Yucatán from 1976 to 1982. Born in Mérida, Yucatán, he was a practicing doctor of medicine then ta ...

, 97, politician,

governor of Yucatán The governor of the State of Yucatan is the head of the executive branch of the Mexican state of Yucatán, elected to a six-year-term and not eligible for reelection. The figure of the governor is established on the Constitution of the State of Y ...

(1976–1982) and

(1964–1967). * 25 November - Fabio Martínez Castilla, 73, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of

Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Ciudad () is the Spanish word for City Ciudad may also refer to: *La Ciudad (archaeological site), Hohokam ruins in Phoenix, Arizona *La Ciudad, district of Durango City, Mexico *''La ciudad'', novel by Mario Levrero 1970 *La Ciudad ''The City'' ...

(2007–2013) and archbishop of Tuxtla (since 2013). * 30 November -

Laura Montalvo Laura Montalvo (born 29 March 1976) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Montalvo won eight ITF singles titles and reached a career high of No. 191 in singles in June 1995. Her win–loss record for singles is 143–76, 266–152 f ...

, actress ('' Salomé'').

December

* 2 December -

Maria Martin Maria Martin Bachman (3 July 1796 – 27 December 1863) of Charleston, South Carolina, was an American watercolor painter and scientific illustrator. She contributed many of the background paintings for John James Audubon's ''The Birds of Am ...

, 72, Mexican-American radio journalist (

Latino USA ''Latino USA'' is a nationally syndicated public radio program and podcast produced by The Futuro Media Group and distributed nationwide by the Public Radio Exchange (PRX), after 27 years of being distributed by NPR. The program is anchored by ...

). * 4 December -

Queta Lavat (born February 23, 1929), known professionally as Queta Lavat, is a Mexican actress. She is the sister of actor Jorge Lavat and voice actor José Lavat, and mother of Mexican sports anchor Pablo Carrillo. She is best known for her roles in ''Las ...

, 94, actress (''

Las tandas del principal ''Las tandas del principal'' ("The Batches of the Principal") is a 1949 Mexican film. It was produced by Fernando de Fuentes. Cast * Fernando Soler * Mapy Cortés * Luis Aldás * Fernando Cortés * Agustín Isunza * Queta Lavat * Lupe Inclán * ...

'', ''

Cruz de amor ''Cruz de amor'', is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano. Cast * Silvia Derbez as Cruz Aguirre * Jorge Lavat as Marcos de los Monteros * Lupita Lara as Marisol Aguirre / Claudia * Mar� ...

'', ''

Clase 406 ''Clase 406'' (English title: ''Class 406'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Colombian telenovela ''Francisco, El Mat ...

''). * 5 December - Juan Pablo Adame, 38, politician,

(2012–2015). * 7 December - Alberto Ruz Buenfil, 78, environmental activist. * 11 December - Santiago Nieto Sandoval, 88, politician. * 16 December - Rosita Pelayo, 64, actress ('' Las amazonas'', '' Salomé'', ''

Sortilegio Sortilegio (literally "Sortilege", "Love Spell" in English-speaking markets) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada, in her final telenovela for Televisa in 2009. and stars Jacqueline Bracamontes and William Levy as main protagonists, ...

''). * 21 December -

Cristina Pacheco Cristina Romo Hernández (13 September 1941 – 21 December 2023), better known as Cristina Pacheco, was a Mexican journalist, writer and television personality. While her journalism career began in 1960, continuing with regular columns in ''La ...

, 82, journalist (''

La Jornada ''La Jornada'' (''The Working Day'') is one of Mexico City's leading daily newspapers. It was established in 1984 by Carlos Payán Velver. The current editor ''(directora general)'' is Carmen Lira Saade. ''La Jornada'' has presence in eight sta ...

'') and television presenter. * 26 December -

Armando Guadiana Tijerina Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

, 77, politician,

(since 2018). * 29 December -

Rossy Mendoza María del Rosario Mendoza (stage name, Rossy Mendoza; June 6, 1950) is a Mexican vedette, actress, dancer and singer. During the 1970s–1980s, she was one of the highest grossing artists in the Mexican sex comedy film genre. Biography Rossy ...

, 80, vedette, actress (''

Sweetly You'll Die Through Love ''Sweetly You'll Die Through Love'' (Spanish:''Dulcemente morirás por amor'' or ''La llamada del sexo'') is a 1977 thriller film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Andrés Garcia, Rossy Mendoza and George Hilton (actor), George Hilton.King ...

''), and dancer. * 31 December -

Ana Ofelia Murguía Ana Ofelia Murguía (born 8 December 1933) is a Mexican actress. She was born in Mexico City. Her early well known roles were in '' The Queen of the Night'' (1994) as Doña Victoria and as Doña Amelia in ''Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead ...

, 90, actress (''

The Queen of the Night ''The Queen of the Night'' ( es, La reina de la noche) is a 1994 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Lucha Reyes * Alberto Estrella as Pedro Cald ...

'', ''

Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead ''Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto'' ( en, Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead) is an awarded 1995 Spanish noir drama film written and directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes. Cast *Gloria Duque – Victoria Abril *Doña Julia – P ...

'', '' Coco'').

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