2014 in Mexico explained
This is a list of events that happened in 2014 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.
Incumbents
Federal government
See also: Cabinet of Mexico.
Governors
Events
February
March
April
May
- May 12 – Galindo Mellado Cruz, one of the founding members of the Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas, and four other armed men are killed in a shootout with Mexican security forces after they raided Cruz's hideout in the city of Reynosa.
August
- 27 August–September: CENAPRED reported explosions of Popocateptl, accompanied by steam-and-gas emissions with minor ash and ash plumes that rose 800-3,000 m above the volcano's crater, which drifted west, southwest, and west-southwest. On most nights incandescence was observed, increasing during times with larger emissions.
- 29 and 31 August 2014: The Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) reported discrete ash emissions from Popocateptl.
September
October
- October 4 – A mass grave is found outside Iguala, Guerrero, southern Mexico, during the search of the students from Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers College of Ayotzinapa.[14]
- October 25 – Nuestra Belleza México 2014 takes place.
November
- November 4 – Mexican Federal Police arrest a mayor and his wife, the alleged masterminds of the kidnapping of 43 students in Iguala, Guerrero.
- November 7 – Parents of Mexico's missing students say authorities found 6 bags containing unidentified corpses; investigations are underway to determine if they are of the missing students. Three people confess their involvement in the massacre.
- November 11 – A mob angry at the kidnapping and murder of 43 students torches the regional headquarters of Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, and briefly holds a police commander hostage.
- November 12 – Protesters attack the State Congress building in Guerrero setting alight five vehicles.
- November 17 – Former Beltrán Leyva Cartel leader Alfredo Beltrán Leyva is extradited to the United States from Mexico, facing drug trafficking and money laundering offences.
- November 20 – Thousands of protestors gather in Mexico City for a national rally in memory of the 43 missing students. Demonstrators have also called for a nationwide strike.
- November 26 – Mexico's Party of the Democratic Revolution founder Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas resigns amid internal political crisis resulting from the disappearance of the 43 students in September.
December
Awards
See main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mexico.
Deaths
See also: List of politicians killed in the Mexican Drug War and List of journalists and media workers killed in Mexico.
- January 23 – Miguel Ángel Guzmán Garduño, journalist (Vértice) in Chilpancingo, Guerrero; killed.[19]
- January 26 – José Emilio Pacheco, notable writer.
- February 5 – Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz, journalist (Notisur & Liberal del Sur) in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz; killed.[20]
- February 16 – Omar Reyes Fabiánjournalist (Oaxaca Tiempo) in Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, Oaxaca; killed.[21]
- February 28 – Benjamín Galván Gómez, journalist (Última Hora & Primera Hora) in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas; killed.[22] [23]
- June 2 – Jorge Torres Palacios, journalist (El Dictamen de Guerrero) in Acapulco, Guerrero; killed.[24]
- July 14 – Antonio Riva Palacio, politician, Governor of Morelos (1988-1994), Ambassador to Ecuador (b. 1926)
- July 30 – Nolberto Herrera Rodríguez, journalist (Canal 9) in Guadalupe, Zacatecas; killed.[25]
- August 12 – Murder of Octavio Rojas Hernández: Journalist (El Buen Tono) in Cosolapa Oaxaca; killed.[26]
- August 21 – Marlén Valdez García, journalist (La Última Palabra) in Juárez, Nuevo León; killed.[27] [28]
- August 27 – Adrián Gaona Belmonte, journalist (La Comadrita 97.3 FM Radio) in Reynosa, Tamaulipas; killed.[28] [29]
- September 3 – Víctor Pérez Pérez, journalist (Sucesos) in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua; killed.[30]
- October 12 – Octavio Atilano Román Tirado, journalist (ABC Radio) in Mazatlán, Sinaloa; killed.[31]
- September 23 (approx.) – Gabriel Gómez Michel, politician, Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress from Zacatecas.[32]
- October 16 – María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio, journalist (Valor por Tamaulipas) in Reynosa, Tamaulipas; killed.[33] [34]
- October 22 – Jesús Antonio Gamboa Urías, journalist (Nueva Prensa) in Los Mochis, Sinaloa; killed.[35]
- November 28 – Chespirito "Roberto Gómez Bolaños", actor and writer.
- December 15 — Fausto Zapata, lawyer, politician, diplomat, Governor of San Luis Potosí in 1991
See also
References
Citations
Notes and References
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- Web site: La accidentada gubernatura de Fausto Vallejo . www.milenio.com . Milenio . September 4, 2020 . es-MX . June 6, 2014.
- Web site: Castellanos J . Francisco . Salvador Jara, nuevo gobernador de Michoacán; ofrece trabajar "de la mano de Peña" . Proceso Portal de Noticias . September 5, 2020 . es-MX . 21 June 2014.
- Web site: Redacción Uno . Graco Ramírez, exgobernador de Morelos, enfrentaría juicio político . Uno TV . August 28, 2020 . es-MX . 20 August 2020.
- Web site: PRI loses Oaxaca, takes PAN states - Mexico - The News . The News . September 11, 2020 . en . 15 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100815050649/http://thenews.com.mx/articulo/pri-loses-oaxacatakes-pan-states-1075 . 2010-08-15 .
- Web site: Recibe Moreno Valle constancia de mayoría como gobernador electo Milenio.com . Milenio . September 11, 2020 . es . 15 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100715075758/http://www.milenio.com/node/484864 . 2010-07-15 .
- Web site: Los últimos nueve Gobernadores del Estado de Querétaro. timeline. . Timetoast . September 11, 2020 . es.
- News: Asume Egidio Torre Cantú el cargo de Gobernador Constitucional - Gobi… . https://archive.today/20141114225041/http://tamaulipas.gob.mx/2011/01/asume-egidio-torre-cantu-el-cargo-de-gobernador-constitucional/ . dead . Sep 11, 2020 . archive.is . Gobierno del Estado de Tamaulipas . 14 November 2014 . 14 November 2014 . es.
- Web site: Zaccardi. Nick. Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe of Mexico will be second oldest Winter Olympian ever. NBC Olympic Talk . 2 January 2014. 2 January 2014.
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pt14108001#summary (USGS)
- Web site: Wide area of Mexico hit by earthquake; preliminary magnitude put at 7.2. Los Angeles Times. 18 April 2014.
- News: Gorton. Thomas. Mayor accused as 43 student protesters go missing in Mexico. 24 October 2014. Dazed. 6 October 2014.
- News: Mass graves with charred victims found in southern Mexico. Reuters. 5 October 2014.
- Web site: Se triplican los casos de Chikungunya en Chiapas . Excélsior . September 4, 2020 . es . 2 December 2014.
- Web site: Senado entrega Medalla Belisario Domínguez 2014 a Eraclio Zepeda . Animal Político . August 28, 2020 . es . 15 December 2014.
- Web site: Mujica fue condecorado por el presidente mexicano - Diario La República . La Republica . August 31, 2020 . es-ES . 28 January 2014.
- Web site: Estos son los 10 ganadores del Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes 2014 . Animal Político . September 11, 2020 . es . 15 October 2014.
- News: Asesinan a periodista en Guerrero. 25 January 2014. 23 January 2014. Reforma. https://web.archive.org/web/20140125200354/http://diario.mx/Nacional/2014-01-23_2fb03001/asesinan-a-periodista-en-guerrero/. 25 January 2014. live. es.
- News: Encuentran cuerpo de periodista secuestrado. 12 February 2014. Milenio. 11 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225030610/http://www.milenio.com/policia/Encuentran-cadaver-periodista-secuestrado-Gregorio-plagiado_0_243576016.html. 25 February 2014. live. es.
- News: De León. Flor. Omar Reyes Fabián. 18 December 2014. Nuestra Aparente Rendición. https://web.archive.org/web/20141218074031/http://nuestraaparenterendicion.com/tuyyocoincidimosenlanocheterrible/index.php/component/k2/item/140-omar-reyes-fabian#.VJKD8MAAA. 18 December 2014. es.
- News: ¿Quién era Benjamín Galván Gómez?. 6 April 2014. Milenio. 2 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074635/http://www.milenio.com/region/Benjamin_Galvan_Gomez-ex_alcalde_Nuevo_Laredo-Benjamin_Galvan_NL_0_273572862.html. 7 April 2014. live. es.
- News: Palacios. Raúl. En Nuevo León blindan la frontera con Tamaulipas. 6 April 2014. Milenio. 3 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075210/http://www.milenio.com/policia/Nuevo-Leon-blindan-frontera-Tamaulipas_0_274172604.html. 7 April 2014. live. es.
- News: Flores Contreras . Ezequiel . Exigen a la PGR atraer caso de periodista asesinado en Guerrero . 4 June 2014 . . 3 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140604130946/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=373781 . 4 June 2014 . live . es .
- News: Asesinan a periodista en su casa en Zacatecas. 31 July 2014. EFE. El Universal (Mexico City). 30 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140731073744/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/2014/asesinan-a-periodista-en-su-casa-de-zacatecas-1026951.html. 31 July 2014. es.
- News: Matías . Pedro. Ejecutan en Oaxaca a funcionario y corresponsal del diario 'El Buen Tono'. 14 August 2014. Proceso. 14 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814041404/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=379392. 14 August 2014. es.
- News: Asesinan a puñaladas a reportera en Nuevo León. 21 August 2014. Zócalo Saltillo. 21 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821160601/http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/asesinan-a-punaladas-a-reportera-en-nuevo-leon-1408635455. 21 August 2014. es.
- News: Espinosa . Verónica . Repudian en Guanajuato y Colima agresión contra reportera . 22 September 2014 . . 9 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140922144804/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=381716 . 22 September 2014 . es . dead .
- News: Asesinan a locutor en Reynosa; Cártel del Golfo se deslinda . 28 August 2014 . . 27 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140828043909/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=380648 . 28 August 2014 . es . dead .
- News: Fierro. Luis . Asesinan a periodista en su casa en Chihuahua. 22 September 2014. El Universal (Mexico City). 3 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140922144348/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/2014/periodista-chihuahua-asesinato-1035374.html. 22 September 2014. live. es.
- News: Asesinan a Atilano Román en Mazatlán. 14 October 2014. El Sol de Mazatlán. Organización Editorial Mexicana. 12 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014004612/http://www.oem.com.mx/laprensa/notas/n3568057.htm. 14 October 2014. es.
- News: Kidnapped congressman's body found in western Mexico Fox News Latino . Sep 11, 2020 . EFE . 23 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140923230300/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2014/09/23/kidnapped-congressman-body-found-in-western-mexico/ . September 23, 2014 . en.
- News: Alexander . Harriet. Mexican citizen journalist has her own murder posted on her Twitter account . The Daily Telegraph. 23 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712204616/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/11183720/Mexican-citizen-journalist-has-her-own-murder-posted-on-her-Twitter-account.html. 12 July 2015 .
- News: Asesinan a 'tuitera'; reportaba balaceras en Reynosa. Red Política. El Universal (Mexico City). 16 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017170643/http://www.redpolitica.mx/estados/asesinan-tuitera-reportaba-balaceras-en-reynosa. 17 October 2014 . es.
- News: Localizan sin vida a periodista de Los Mochis . 1 December 2014 . Noroeste . 22 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204153725/http://www.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones.php?id=983529 . 4 December 2014 . es . dead .