2004 in Mexico explained

This is a list of events that happened in 2004 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Federal government

See also: Cabinet of Mexico.

• Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Santiago Creel
• Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): Luis Ernesto Derbez
• Communications Secretary (SCT): Pedro Cerisola
• Education Secretary (SEP): Reyes Tamez
• Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Gerardo Clemente Vega
• Secretary of Navy (SEMAR): Marco Antonio Peyrot González
• Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS): José Carlos María Abascal Carranza
• Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL): Josefina Vázquez Mota
• Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Rodolfo Elizondo Torres
• Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT): Alberto Cárdenas
• Secretary of Health (SALUD): Julio Frenk
• Attorney General of Mexico (PRG): Rafael Macedo de la Concha

Supreme Court

See also: National Supreme Court of Justice.

• President of the Supreme Court: Mariano Azuela Güitrón

Governors

• Aguascalientes
  • Felipe González González, until August 25
  • Juan José León Rubio, Interim governor, August 25–November 30^[1]
  • Luis Armando Reynoso, starting December 1
  • Baja California: Eugenio Elorduy Walther Baja California Sur

• • • Campeche: Jorge Carlos Hurtado Valdez Chiapas: Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía Chihuahua
  • Patricio Martínez García, until October 3
  • José Reyes Baeza Terrazas, starting October 4
  • Coahuila: Enrique Martínez y Martínez Colima: Gustavo Vázquez Montes, starting January 1
• Durango
  • Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier, until September 14
  • Ismael Hernández, starting September 15
    • • • • • Guanajuato: Juan Carlos Romero Hicks Guerrero: René Juárez Cisneros Hidalgo: Manuel Ángel Núñez Soto Jalisco: Alberto Cárdenas State of Mexico: Arturo Montiel Michoacán: Lázaro Cárdenas Batel Morelos: Sergio Estrada Cajigal Ramírez ^[2]
• Nayarit: Antonio Echevarría Domínguez
  • Nuevo León: Fernando Canales Clariond Oaxaca
  • José Murat Casab, until November 30
  • Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, starting December 1
  • Puebla: Melquíades Morales Querétaro
  • Ignacio Loyola Vera, until September 30
  • Francisco Garrido Patrón, starting October 1
  • Quintana Roo: Joaquín Hendricks Díaz San Luis Potosí
  • Fernando Silva Nieto, until September 25
  • Jesús Marcelo de los Santos, starting September 26
• Sinaloa: Juan S. Millán, until December 31
  • Sonora: Eduardo Bours Tabasco: Manuel Andrade Díaz, starting January 1
    • Tamaulipas: Tomás Yarrington Tlaxcala: Alfonso Sánchez Anaya Veracruz
  • Miguel Alemán Velasco, until November 30
  • Fidel Herrera Beltrán, starting December 1
  • Yucatán: Víctor Cervera Pacheco Zacatecas
  • Ricardo Monreal, until September 11
  • Amalia García, starting September 12
• Head of Government of the Federal District

Events

• • • Videoscandals The Desafuero of Manuel López Obrador The Vallarta Botanical Gardens are founded.
• The new Museo Estatal de Arte Popular de Oaxaca gets inaugurated.
• The National Institute of Genomic Medicine INMEGEN is founded.
  • January 12–13: Monterrey Special Summit of the Americas March 30: Ariel Award ceremony at the Palacio de Bellas Artes.
• April 30: the Avena case is decided.
  • May 13: 2004 Mexican UFO incident May 23: The Comando Jaramillista Morelense 23 de Mayo bomb 3 banks in Cuernavaca, Morelos,
  • September 10–20: Hurricane Javier (2004) September 11: Nuestra Belleza México 2004
• December 26: 3 Mexicans are among the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Elections

• 2004 Chihuahua state election
• 2004 Durango state election
• 2004 Oaxaca state election
• 2004 Zacatecas state election

Awards

• Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor - Carlos Canseco González^[3]
  • • • Order of the Aztec Eagle National Prize for Arts and Sciences National Public Administration Prize Ohtli Award
  • Nancy "Rusty" Barceló
  • Bob Menedez

Sport

• Primera División de México Clausura 2004
  • • • • • • • Primera División de México Apertura 2004 2004 InterLiga 2004 Desafío Corona season 2004 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics Mexico at the 2004 Summer Paralympics 2004 World Karate Championships in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
  • 2004 Mexican Figure Skating Championships 2004 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexicali and Tijuana, Baja California.
• 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana.
• 2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics in Coatzacoalcos
• The Bravos de Nuevo Laredo, Búhos de Hermosillo, Vaqueros de Ixtlan CF and the Azucareros de Tezonapa are founded.

Deaths

• February 17 – José López Portillo, 51st President of Mexico 1976-1982 (b. 1920)^[4]
• August 18 — Víctor Cervera Pacheco, politician (PRI); Governor of Yucatán 1984–1988 and 1995–2001 (b. 1936)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Eligen' a gobernador para Aguascalientes . El Siglo . August 31, 2020 . es-ES . 25 Aug 2004.
2. Web site: Cinta . Guillermo . LA HISTORIA DEL NARCO EN MORELOS . La Crónica de Morelos Noticias Guillermo Cinta . August 28, 2020 . es . Nov 19, 2018.
3. Web site: Galardona Fox a Carlos Canseco . El Siglo de Torreón . August 28, 2020 . es-ES . 8 Oct 2004.
4. Web site: José López Portillo. Busca Biografias. May 30, 2019. es.