2010 in Mexico explained

This is a list of events that happened in 2010 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.

Incumbents

Federal government

See main article: Cabinet of Mexico.

Governors

Events

Awards

Popular culture

Film

See main article: Mexican films of 2010.

Literature

Notable deaths

January – June

July – December

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón . www.capitalmexico.com.mx . Capital México . September 17, 2020 . es . February 6, 2018.
  2. Web site: Marco Antonio Adame Castillo . Líderes Mexicanos . August 28, 2020 . es . September 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200903193915/https://lideresmexicanos.com/300/marco-antonio-adame-castillo/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Mexico: Beltran Leyva drug boss arrested - CNN.com. www.cnn.com.
  4. Web site: (New York Daily News). New York Daily News. October 26, 2010. January 16, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100116185227/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/01/12/2010-01-12_teodoro_el_teo_garcia_simental.html. dead.
  5. Web site: (CNN).
  6. Web site: Fueron asesinados por el Ejército y casi 10 años después el gobierno de México pide perdón. Univsion Noticias. March 19, 2019. March 23, 2019. es. Killed by the Army and almost 10 years later the Mexican government asks for forgiveness.
  7. Web site: 10 people, ages 8-21, shot dead in Mexico - CNN.com. www.cnn.com.
  8. Web site: (The Times of India). The Times of India.
  9. News: Key Mexican ruling party politician feared dead. Reuters . May 15, 2010. www.reuters.com.
  10. News: Up to 25 bodies found in abandoned mine in Mexico. BBC News . May 31, 2010.
  11. News: Many dead as gunmen target Mexico cities. BBC News . June 11, 2010.
  12. News: Mexico prison gang fighting kills 29. BBC News . June 15, 2010.
  13. Web site: 13 die in Mexico train collision - USATODAY.com. usatoday30.usatoday.com.
  14. Web site: Shootout in Mexican tourist town of Taxco leaves 15 dead - CNN.com. www.cnn.com.
  15. Web site: Mexican helicopter crash kills 11 - People's Daily Online. en.people.cn.
  16. Web site: Gunfire kills gubernatorial candidate, 3 others in Mexico - CNN.com. www.cnn.com.
  17. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/06/2010628212222901623.html (Aljazeera)
  18. Web site: (National Post).
  19. News: Opposition PRI biggest winner in Mexico state elections. BBC News. July 5, 2010.
  20. News: Seventeen partygoers shot dead in Mexico. BBC News. July 19, 2010.
  21. News: Mass grave in northern Mexico contains 50 bodies. BBC News. July 24, 2010.
  22. Web site: Severed heads discovered in Mexico state. UPI.
  23. Web site: Officials: Mexican drug lord killed in raid - CNN.com. www.cnn.com.
  24. News: Mexico prison riot leaves 14 dead. BBC News. August 6, 2010.
  25. News: Vicente Fox backs Mexico drugs legalisation. BBC News. August 9, 2010.
  26. News: Supreme court rules gay weddings valid in all Mexico. BBC News. August 10, 2010.
  27. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/2010815225754286184.html (Al Jazeera)
  28. News: Mayor of northern Mexican town of Santiago is kidnapped. BBC News. August 16, 2010.
  29. News: Body of kidnapped mayor dumped in northern Mexico. Reuters. August 18, 2010. www.reuters.com.
  30. News: Police held over Mexican mayor Edelmiro Cavazos killing. BBC News. August 20, 2010.
  31. Web site: (AP via News OK). October 26, 2010. June 14, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110614034340/http://www.newsok.com/navarrete-of-mexico-crowned-miss-universe-after-beating-82-competitors-at-vegas-pageant/article/feed/184338?custom_click=pod_headline_usnational-news. dead.
  32. News: Drug hitmen dump 72 bodies at Mexican ranch. Reuters. August 26, 2010. www.reuters.com.
  33. Web site: Latest News Headlines | Today's Top News Trends Updated Daily | newkerala.com English. www.newkerala.com.
  34. Web site: Mayor assassinated in Mexico. August 29, 2010. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  35. News: Mexico mayor killed as Tamaulipas violence escalates. BBC News. August 30, 2010.
  36. News: Eight killed as bar is 'petrol-bombed' in Cancun. BBC News. August 31, 2010.
  37. Web site: At least 17 migrants kidnapped in Mexico. September 2, 2010. RFI.
  38. Web site: (BNO via Wire Update) . October 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722154536/http://wireupdate.com/wires/9689/report-71-inmates-escape-in-mass-jail-break-in-mexicos-drug-plagued-north/ . July 22, 2011 . dead .
  39. Web site: Mexico celebrates bicentennial amid tight security. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  40. Web site: (Agence Presse-France). https://archive.today/20130124215115/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gZuhzaXZlnvuDABH_XqbNvWkaVfQ?docId=CNG.87fc43de98513173dcce8b64af55cda1.e51. dead. January 24, 2013.
  41. Web site: Mexican police investigate abduction of 22 people in resort town - CNN.com. www.cnn.com.
  42. Web site: Six die in clash between Mexican soldiers, gangsters - People's Daily Online. en.people.cn.
  43. Web site: (Reuters via Yahoo!).
  44. News: Gunmen kill 13 at birthday party in Mexico. Reuters. October 23, 2010. www.reuters.com.
  45. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/25/13-killed-at-tijuana-drug-rehab-center/ (Sign On San Diego)
  46. https://www.razon.com.mx/cultura/los-mejores-libros-publicados-en-mexico-en-2010/ Los mejores libros publicados en México en 2010
  47. News: El Economista. Los mejores libros del 2010. es. The best books of 2010. Alejandro Flores. December 21, 2010.
  48. Web site: Actress Blanca Sanchez Dead At 63 Latina Room . October 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100112121908/http://www.latinaroom.com/index.php/2010/01/actress-blanca-sanchez-dead-at-63 . January 12, 2010 .
  49. News: Cabrera. Javier. Ejecutan a ex jefe de municipio en Sinaloa. June 18, 2012. El Universal (Mexico City). January 9, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420074015/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/650729.html. April 20, 2010. live.
  50. Web site: Muere Moisés Saba Masri y familia en accidente aéreo en Cuajimalpa | Milenio.com. January 13, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100113195828/http://www.milenio.com/node/357332. January 13, 2010.
  51. Web site: Fallece Rodolfo de Anda Cine PREMIERE . October 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218135725/http://www.cinepremiere.com.mx/node/8969 . February 18, 2010 . dead .
  52. News: Mayor killed in troubled Mexican state, reports say. June 16, 2012. CNN. February 18, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808122539/http://articles.cnn.com/2010-02-18/world/mexico.mayor.killed_1_troubled-mexican-state-chihuahua-state-guadalupe-y-calvo?_s=PM:WORLD. August 8, 2012. live.
  53. News: Ejecutan a alcalde de Guadalupe y Calvo. June 16, 2012. El Universal (Mexico). February 18, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20100330191549/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/74820.html. March 30, 2010. live.
  54. Web site: Bishop Rafael Muñoz Núñez [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  55. News: Ejecutan a alcalde y hieren a diputado en Durango. June 16, 2012. El Economista. February 23, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20100228203105/http://eleconomista.com.mx/seguridad-publica/2010/02/23/ejecutan-alcalde-hieren-diputado-durango. February 28, 2010. live.
  56. News: Mayor Among Over a Dozen Killed in Mexico. June 16, 2012. Latin American Herald Tribune. February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20150525003035/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=352832&CategoryId=14091. May 25, 2015. live.
  57. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7062925.ece
  58. Web site: El Universal - - Muere el escritor Carlos Montemayor. October 26, 2010. March 3, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100303145728/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/662217.html. dead.
  59. Web site: Bishop Hilario Ch vez Joya [Catholic-Hierarchy] ]. April 2, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100124074936/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bchavezj.html . January 24, 2010 .
  60. Web site: Fallece Juan Carlos Caballero, el último villista.
  61. Web site: Take Action for Sang-gyun Han. July 11, 2016.
  62. News: Ejecutan a alcalde de Guerrero. June 16, 2012. El Informador (Mexico). April 28, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20100430200631/http://www.informador.com.mx/mexico/2010/197213/6/ejecutan-a-alcalde-de-guerrero.htm. April 30, 2010. live.
  63. News: Ejecutan a alcalde del PRI en Guerrero. June 16, 2012. El Economista. April 28, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20100502013855/http://eleconomista.com.mx/seguridad-publica/2010/04/28/ejecutan-alcalde-pri-guerrero. May 2, 2010. live.
  64. Web site: El Universal - - Muere la actriz Carmelita González. October 26, 2010. November 2, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102202203/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/676911.html. dead.
  65. News: Ex alcalde de Tetipac, Guerrero, es ultimado. June 18, 2012. CNNMéxico. May 3, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301111313/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2010/05/03/ex-alcalde-de-tetipac-guerrero-es-ultimado. March 1, 2012. live.
  66. News: Asesinan a colaborador de Joan Sebastian. June 18, 2012. El Universal (Mexico City). May 3, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021153941/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/677469.html. October 21, 2012. live.
  67. Web site: Yes, But, However!. Yes, But, However!.
  68. Web site: Mexican soccer player killed in apparent robbery - USATODAY.com. usatoday30.usatoday.com.
  69. Web site: Former Olympic diver Joaquin Capilla dies at 81 - USATODAY.com. usatoday30.usatoday.com.
  70. News: Rosas. Tania. Ejecutan a candidato panista en Tamaulipas. June 16, 2012. El Economista. May 13, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20100522043843/http://eleconomista.com.mx/elecciones-2010/2010/05/13/ejecutan-candidato-pan-tamaulipas. May 22, 2010. live.
  71. News: Ortiz. Idelfonso. Politician Slain: Candidate and son in Mexican city of Valle Hermoso. https://archive.today/20120910031604/http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/candidate-112115-varela-hermoso.html. dead. September 10, 2012. June 16, 2012. The Brownsville Herald. May 13, 2010.
  72. Web site: 2010-11-25. Latin American Herald Tribune - Mexican Cartoonist Gabriel Vargas Dies. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125151916/http://laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=13003&ArticleId=357504. 2010-11-25. 2022-02-22. laht.com.
  73. News: Mayor of Mexican town shot dead after death threats. BBC News. June 20, 2010.
  74. Web site: El Universal - - Muere Carlos Monsiváis.
  75. Web site: Sergio Vega: The reports of his death were exaggerated... at first The Independent . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sergio-vega-the-reports-of-his-death-were-exaggerated-at-first-2013074.html . May 1, 2022 . subscription . live . . June 28, 2010 . August 23, 2017 .
  76. Web site: Sale a la luz ejecución del ex futbolista Édgar Arturo García de Dios RÉCORD . October 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100704050824/http://www.record.com.mx/futbol-nacional/2010-06-30-sale-la-luz-ejecuci%C3%B3n-del-ex-futbolista-%C3%A9dgar-arturo-garc%C3%AD-de-dios . July 4, 2010 .
  77. News: Mexican Candidate for Governor is Assassinated. The New York Times. June 28, 2010. Lacey. Marc.
  78. News: Tuckman. Jo. Leading politician Rodolfo Torre Cantú murdered in Mexico. June 16, 2012. The Guardian. June 28, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120801085509/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/29/leading-politician-rodolfo-torre-cantu-murdered-mexico. August 1, 2012. live.
  79. News: Álvarez . Edith. Confirman muerte de Enrique Blackmore. June 16, 2012. Milenio. June 28, 2010. es.
  80. News: Lacey. Marc. Mexican Candidate for Governor Is Assassinated. June 16, 2012. The New York Times. June 28, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325101026/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/world/americas/29mexico.html. March 25, 2014. live.
  81. News: Avendaño . Olga Rosario. Asesinan a edil de Santo Domingo, Oaxaca. June 16, 2012. El Universal (Mexico). June 30, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20100704044102/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/691856.html. July 4, 2010. live.
  82. News: Oscar Rodríguez. Muere presidente municipal en emboscada en Oaxaca. June 16, 2012. Milenio. July 1, 2010. es.
  83. Compromise for Puebla (Compromiso por Puebla) was a coalition party made up of the PAN, PRI, PRD, PANAL, and Convergence.
  84. News: Asesinan a simpatizante de la coalición Compromiso por Puebla, por confusión. June 16, 2012. La Jornada. July 3, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120120062233/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2010/07/03/politica/009n2pol. January 20, 2012. live.
  85. News: Ramírez Yáñez. Jaime. Narcoviolencia desatada. June 18, 2012. Milenio. July 28, 2010. es.
  86. News: Ejecutan a Alberto Herrera, ex alcalde de Tecalitlán . June 18, 2012. La Jornada. July 11, 2008. es. https://archive.today/20130219030623/http://archivo.lajornadajalisco.com.mx/2008/07/11/index.php?section=politica&article=009n3pol. February 19, 2013. dead.
  87. Web site: Mexican reporter abducted and shot dead in Nuevo León - Committee to Protect Journalists . August 1, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100902221616/http://cpj.org/2010/07/mexican-reporter-abducted-and-shot-dead-in-nuevo-l.php . September 2, 2010 .
  88. Web site: Mexican drug lord killed in gun battle with army The Independent . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mexican-drug-lord-killed-in-gun-battle-with-army-2040049.html . May 1, 2022 . subscription . . August 23, 2017 . dead .
  89. Web site: Basílica de Guadalupe Fallece Mons. Francisco María Aguilera González . October 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100920021228/http://www.virgendeguadalupe.org.mx/noticias/Breves_2010/fallece_aguilar_2010.htm . September 20, 2010 .
  90. Web site: Rancho Viejo-based composer passes away in Mexico : News : ValleyCentral.com . August 10, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726123511/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=493884 . July 26, 2011 .
  91. News: Kidnapped Mexican mayor is found dead. BBC News. August 18, 2010.
  92. News: Wilkinson. Tracey. Mexican drug traffickers blamed in killing of second mayor. June 16, 2012. Los Angeles Times. August 30, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120529170032/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/30/world/la-fg-mexico-mayor-20100831. May 29, 2012. live.
  93. News: Vargas. Jorge. Marco Antonio Leal Garcia, Mayor In Mexican Border State, Killed. June 16, 2012. Huffington Post. August 29, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100906024218/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/30/marco-antonio-leal-garcia_n_698728.html. September 6, 2010. live.
  94. Web site: 2010-11-25. Latin American Herald Tribune - Mexican Writer, Journalist and Don Quixote Prize Winner German Dehesa Dies. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125165351/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=364978&CategoryId=13003. 2010-11-25. 2022-02-22. laht.com.
  95. News: Another mayor murdered in Mexico. June 16, 2012. Al Jazeera. September 9, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20160227062857/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2010/09/201099474202717.html. February 27, 2016. live.
  96. News: Town mayor killed in his office in central Mexico. June 16, 2012. CNN. September 9, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101023105724/http://articles.cnn.com/2010-09-09/world/mexico.mayor.killed_1_drug-cartels-mayor-official-notimex-news-agency?_s=PM:WORLD. October 23, 2010. live.
  97. Web site: Lucha star Fiera passes away . October 26, 2010 . September 14, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100914170322/http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/17506/ . dead .
  98. Web site: Se fue una reina sonriente: Helen Escobedo . https://archive.today/20120905085638/http://www.milenio.com/node/533012 . 5 September 2012 . dead.
  99. Web site: El Universal - - Fallece ministro Gudiño Pelayo en Londres. October 26, 2010. September 22, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100922032055/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/709871.html. dead.
  100. News: Prisciliano Rodriguez Salinas, Mexican Mayor, Gunned Down In Drug-Plagued Region. June 16, 2012. Huffington Post. September 24, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120702030118/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/24/prisciliano-rodriguez-sal_n_737865.html. July 2, 2012. live.
  101. News: Wilkinson. Tracy. Fourth Mexico mayor killed in under six weeks. June 16, 2012. Los Angeles Times. September 25, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120529163012/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/25/world/la-fg-mexico-mayor-slain-20100925. May 29, 2012. live.
  102. News: Mexico town mayor murdered. June 16, 2012. Al Jazeera. September 28, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003300/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2010/09/201092864117647345.html. March 4, 2016. live.
  103. News: Ruiz. Gustavo. Gustavo Sanchez, Mexican Mayor, Stoned To Death. June 16, 2012. Huffington Post. September 24, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101001193944/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/28/gustavo-sanchez-mexican-m_n_741646.html. October 1, 2010. live.
  104. https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hz9TgwlkHzpkVmwg9a0YKuEfIjiQD9IOICIO0?docId=D9IOICIO0
  105. Web site: 2012-06-07. Latin American Herald Tribune - Mexican Supreme Court Justice Dies in London. https://web.archive.org/web/20120607213330/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=367354&CategoryId=14091. 2012-06-07. 2022-02-22. laht.com.
  106. Web site: tiempo.com.mx Falleció en Veracruz el ex Dorado basquetbolista Carlos "Aguja" Quintanar . October 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110216070959/http://www.tiempo.com.mx/notas/57460 . February 16, 2011 . dead .
  107. News: Levantan al presidente municipal electo de Cruillas, Tamaulipas, Felipe García . June 16, 2012. La Jornada. October 19, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120210012444/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2010/10/19/politica/012n1pol. February 10, 2012. live.
  108. Web site: 2012-06-07. Latin American Herald Tribune - Municipal Official, Son Murdered in Northern Mexico. https://web.archive.org/web/20120607213350/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=372855&CategoryId=14091. 2012-06-07. 2022-02-22. laht.com.
  109. Web site: Diario La Estrella 10/22/2010 Fallece el filólogo Antonio Alatorre . October 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710123131/http://www.diariolaestrella.com/2010/10/22/114118/fallece-el-filologo-antonio-alatorre.html . July 10, 2011 . dead .
  110. Web site: La Jornada en Internet . October 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101026033155/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2010/10/23/a-los-92-anos-fallece-el-escritor-ali-chumacero . October 26, 2010 . dead .
  111. News: Hernández . Mónica Perla. Matan a otro edil en Durango. June 16, 2012. El Universal (Mexico City). November 7, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20110113054459/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/78559.html. January 13, 2011. live.
  112. News: Muere de un infarto alcalde en Durango tras asalto y paliza. June 16, 2012. Milenio. November 6, 2010. es.
  113. News: Ávila . Edgar. Comando asesina a edil electo de Veracruz. June 16, 2012. El Universal (Mexico City). November 9, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20101112004032/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/35842.html. November 12, 2010. live.
  114. News: Matan a alcalde electo y a su suplente en Veracruz. June 16, 2012. El Economista. November 9, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20110114050522/http://eleconomista.com.mx/seguridad-publica/2010/11/08/matan-alcalde-electo-su-suplente-veracruz. January 14, 2011. live.
  115. News: Matan a alcalde electo de Veracruz. June 16, 2012. Milenio. November 9, 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20121013091949/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/d9733f1d182257206a2cdeac4f0ce520. October 13, 2012. live.
  116. Web site: Former Mexican governor killed in suspected drug-related attack » Breaking News Wire Update News News Wires - . November 21, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101123151621/http://wireupdate.com/wires/12579/former-mexican-governor-killed-in-suspected-drug-related-attack/ . November 23, 2010 .