1924 in Mexico explained

The following lists events that happened in 1924 in the United Mexican States.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Álvaro Obregón (until 30 November); Plutarco Elías Calles (from 1 December)^[1]
• Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Romeo Ortega
• Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): Aarón Sáenz Garza
• Communications Secretary (SCT):
• Education Secretary (SEP):

Supreme Court

See also: National Supreme Court of Justice.

• President of the Supreme Court:

Governors

• Aguascalientes: Victorino Medina
• Campeche: Ángel Castillo Lanz
• Chiapas: Rogelio García Castro
• Chihuahua: Vicente N. Mendoza
• Coahuila: Carlos Garza Castro
• Colima: Gerardo Hurtado Sánchez
• Guanajuato: Jesús S. Soto (interim), Arturo Sierra (interim)
• Guerrero: Francisco Figueroa Mata
• Jalisco: José Guadalupe Zuno
• State of Mexico: Abundio Gómez
• Michoacán:
• Morelos: Alfredo Ortega; Amilcar Magaña; Ismael Velazco^[2]
• Nayarit: Pascual Villanueva Paredes
• Nuevo León:
• Oaxaca: Manuel García Vigil
• Puebla:
• Querétaro: Julián Malo Juvera
• San Luis Potosí: Aurelio Manrique De Lara
• Sinaloa: Ángel Flores
• Sonora: Alejo Bay
• Tabasco: Tomás Garrido Canabal
• Tamaulipas: Benecio López Padilla/Pelayo Quintana/Candelario Garza/Gregorio Garza Salinas
• Veracruz: Adalberto Tejeda Olivares (until November 30); Heriberto Jara Corona (from December 1)
• Yucatán: Felipe Carrillo Puerto/José María Iturralde Traconis
• Zacatecas:

Events

• The federal government reports that troops loyal to President Álvaro Obregón have defeated rebels led by Adolfo de la Huerta near Zacualpan.^[3]
• February 5 – Anti-government rebels retreat from Veracruz when federal troops are victorious at Córdoba.^[4]
• February 7 – Former president and rebel leader Adolfo de la Huerta escapes by boat to Mérida, Yucatán, after federal troops recapture Veracruz.^[5]
• February 10 – Federal troops decisively defeat rebels at Ocotlán.^[6]
• February 15 – Grupo Sonido 13, directed by Julián Carrillo, holds the first concert of microtonal music in Mexico City.
• February 24 – Federal troops defeat rebels in the oil region of Tamaulipas.^[7]
• Land belonging to Mexican President-elect Plutarco Elías Calles is expropriated in accordance with agrarian laws.^[8]

Births

• January 16 – Katy Jurado, actress (died 2002)^[9]
• February 29 – Agustín Hernández Navarro, architect and sculptor (died 2022)^[10]
• March 13 — Raúl Córdoba, international footballer (died 2017)
• June 26 – Juan Gómez, footballer (died 2009)
• November 13 — Jesús Kumate Rodríguez, physician and politician (died 2018)

Deaths

• January 3 — Felipe Carrillo Puerto, journalist, politician and revolutionary (born 1874)^[11]
• June 10 — Salvador Alvarado, politician and soldier (born 1880)^[12]

Notes and References

1. [Enrique Krauze|Krauze, Enrique]
2. Web site: Gobernadores. es. Governors. Morelos.gob.mx. June 16, 2019.
3. News: Cornyn . John . January 2, 1924 . Mexico Rebels Trap 2,000 Men, Battle 2 Days . Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 .
4. News: February 6, 1924 . Mexican Rebel Forces Beaten; Quit Vera Cruz . Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 .
5. News: February 8, 1924 . Mexican Rebel Chief and Staff Reach Yucatán . Chicago Daily Tribune. 2 .
6. News: February 11, 1924 . Obregon Wins in Big Battle Against Rebels . Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 .
7. News: Cornyn . John . February 25, 1924 . Obregon Troops Rout Rebels at "Cave of Devil" . Chicago Daily Tribune. 4 .
8. News: Neumeier . Frederick . November 11, 1924 . Mexicans Seize Land of Calles, New President . Chicago Daily Tribune. 18 .
9. Book: Gary D. Keller. A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film. 1997. Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe. 978-0-927534-65-9. 90.
10. Margarita Tortajada Quiroz: Amalia Hernández: audacia y fuerza creativa (Spanish)
11. Web site: Historia Biografía y Geografía de México: Felipe Carrillo Puerto. es. Porrúa. https://web.archive.org/web/20120122075046/http://www.redesc.ilce.edu.mx/redescolar/publicaciones/publi_quepaso/carrillo_puerto.htm. 22 January 2012. dead.
12. Book: James C Carey. The Mexican Revolution In Yucatan, 1915-1924. 12 June 2019. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-00-030331-5. 185.