1829 in Mexico explained

Events in the year 1829 in Mexico.

Incumbents

• Guadalupe Victoria  - President of Mexico until April 1
• Vicente Guerrero  - interim President of Mexico, April 1 until December 17
• José María Bocanegra  - interim President of Mexico, December 18 until December 23
• Pedro Vélez, Lucas Alamán, and Luis de Quintanar  - Executive Triumvirate, December 23 until December 31

Governors

• Chiapas: José Diego Lara
• Chihuahua:
• Coahuila: José María Viesca
• Durango:
• Guanajuato:
• Jalisco: José Justo Corro/José Ignacio Cañedo y Arróniz
• State of Mexico:
• Michoacán:
• Nuevo León: Manuel Gómez Castro/Joaquín García
• Oaxaca:
• Puebla:
• Querétaro:
• San Luis Potosí:
• Sonora:
• Tabasco:
• Tamaulipas: Lucas Fernandez/José Antonio Fernández Izaguirre/Francisco Vital Fernandez
• Veracruz: Antonio López de Santa Anna/Sebastián Camacho Castilla
• Yucatán:
• Zacatecas:

Events

• April 1 – Vicente Guerrero is sworn as President of Mexico.
• September 16 - President Guerrero formally abolished slavery in Mexico, except in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the south of the country
• December 4 – the Plan of Jalapa is formed in Xalapa demanding the removal of Vicente Guerrero as president

Notable births

• March 25 – Ignacio Zaragoza, General of the Mexican Army best known for his 1862 victory against the French forces during the Battle of Puebla on May 5.
• July 5 – Ignacio Mariscal, distinguished lawyer, diplomat and Liberal member.

Notable deaths

• March 2 – Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, conspirator and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence.