2016 in Mexico explained
This is a list of events that happened in 2016 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
Miguel Ángel Mancera, Independent
Events
January and February
- January 2 – Gunmen shoot and kill Temixco mayor Gisela Mota Ocampo at her home, the day after she was elected. Police shoot and kill several suspects and arrest several more who are suspected of involvement in organized crime.[8]
- January 8 – Mexican police arrest Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín Guzmán on January 8. He had been on the run since his second escape from prison in July 2015.[9]
- January 20 – The Federal District is dissolved, and it officially becomes the "Ciudad de México". The political reform gives the city self-rule.[10]
- January 28 – 2015–2016 Zika virus epidemic: The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas.[11]
- February 11 – Forty-nine killed and 12 injured during a riot at the Topo Chopo prison in Nuevo León.
- February 12 to 17 – Pope Francis visits Mexico.
- February 29 to March 6 – 2016 Monterrey Open
March and April
- March 28, 2016: An ash column 2000m (7,000feet) high was released from Popocateptl, prompting the establishment of a 12-kilometer "security ring" around the summit.[12]
- April 3, 2016 — Popocatépetl erupted, spewing lava, ash and rock.[13]
- April 9 to 15 – 2016 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B in Mexico City
- April 14 to 17 – Equestrian jumping show at Campo Marte in Mexico City.[14]
- April 16 — Javier Duarte de Ochoa, former Governor of Veracruz (PRI) 2010–2016 is arrested and charged with corruption.
- April 20 — At least 24 people were killed, 136 others injured, following a blast at the major Clorados 3 petrochemical plant of Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo. The plant is run by Mexichem under agreement with Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the national petrochemical company, in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, on the country's southern Gulf of Mexico coast. Pemex had an earlier fire at the same facility in February 2016 that killed one worker; also that month, an offshore Pemex Gulf platform fire killed two and injured eight.[15]
May and June
- May 17 – President Peña Nieto signs legislation legalizing Same-sex marriage.
- June 1 – A riot at the penetentiary Topo Chico in Monterrey, Nuevo León, leaves three inmates killed and 14 injured.
- June 3 – Auguste Rodin´s "The Gates of Hell" (Les Portes de l’Enfer) is displayed at the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City.[16]
- June 5 – Elections in 13 states.[17]
July and August
September and October
November and December
Awards
See main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mexico.
Holidays and observances
See main article: Public holidays in Mexico and Fiestas Patrias (Mexico).
- January 1 – New Year's Day, statutory holiday[31]
- January 6 – Feast of the Epiphany
- February 1 – Constitution Day, statutory holiday
- February 2 – Feast of Candlemas
- February 10 – Ash Wednesday
- February 14 – Day of Love and Friendship
- February 20 – Mexican Army Day, civic holiday
- February 24 – Flag Day, civic holiday
- March 8 – International Women's Day
- March 18 – Anniversary of the Mexican oil expropriation, civic holiday
- March 21 – Benito Juárez's Birthday, statutory holiday
- March 19 – March equinox
- March 20 to 26 – Holy Week
- March 24 – Holy Thursday
- March 25 – Good Friday
- April 21 – Heroic Defense of Veracruz, civic holiday
- April 30 – Children's Day
- May 1 – Labour Day, statutory holiday
- May 5 – Cinco de Mayo, civic holiday
- May 8 – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla's Birthday, civic holiday
- May 10 – Mother's Day
- May 15
- May 23 – Students' Day
- May 26 – Feast of Corpus Christi
- June 1 – Mexican Navy Day, civic holiday
- June 19 – Father's Day
- June 20 – June solstice
- September 13 – Anniversary of the "Heroic Cadets", civic holiday
- September 15 – Cry of Dolores, civic holiday
- September 16 – Independence Day, statutory holiday
- September 30 – José María Morelos's Birthday, civic holiday
- October 12 – Day of the Race, civic holiday
- November 1 – All Saints' Day
- November 2 – Day of the Dead
- November 20 – Feast of Christ the King
- November 21 – Revolution Day, statutory holiday
- December 12 – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- December 16 to 24 – Las Posadas[32]
- December 21 – December solstice
- December 24 – Christmas Eve
- December 25 – Christmas Day, statutory holiday
Deaths
- January 2: Gisela Mota Ocampo, Presidente Municipal of Temixco, Morelos (b. 1982)
- January 7
- January 17: Juan Manuel Ley, businessman (Casa Ley).
- January 23: Espectrito, professional wrestler (WWE, AAA).
- February 1: Miguel Gutiérrez, soccer player (Club Atlas).
- February 12: Braulio Manuel Fernández, 74, politician.
- February 13: Rafael Moreno Valle, soldier (general), physician, and politician (PRI), Governor of Puebla (1969–1972), Secretary of Health (1964–1968).[33]
- February 15 – Carlos Quintero Arce, 96, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Hermosillo (1968–1996).
- February 17 – Jesús Barrero, 57, actor and voice actor (Saint Seiya).[34]
- February 20 – Moisés Dagdug Lützow, 65, radio-station owner (XEVX-am), politician (PRD), Deputy from Villahermosa, Tabasco (2006–2009) stabbed.[35]
- February 21 – María Luisa Alcalá, 72, actress (El Chavo del Ocho, Dr. Cándido Pérez, Esmeralda).[36]
- March 14 – Mónica Arriola Gordillo, 44, Mexican politician (New Alliance Party, member of the Chamber of Deputies (2006–2009), cancer.[37]
- March 17 – Eliezer Ronen, 84, Mexican-born Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1974–1977).
- March 23 – Fernando Solana, 85, Mexican diplomat and politician, member of the Senate for Mexico City (1994–2000), Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1988–1993), negotiated NAFTA.
- March 26
- April 3 – Leopoldo Flores, 82, artist, member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana (b. 1934).[39]
- April 9 – Lucas Martínez Lara, 70, prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Matehuala (2006–2016).[40]
- April 16 – Rubén Mendoza Ayala, 55, Mexican politician (PRD), Deputy (2003–2006) from the State of Mexico; heart attack.[41]
- April 18 – Arnulfo Mejía Rojas, engineer, architect, teacher, historian, painter, artist, and Catholic priest, best known for being the creator of "The Boat of the Faith".[42]
- April 24 – Ricardo Torres Origel, 59, Mexican politician (PAN) Deputy (2000–2003) and Senator (2006–2012) from Guanajuato (b. September 8, 1956).[43]
- April 26 – Álvaro Pérez Treviño, 85, Mexican politician (Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution) (b. May 8, 1930).[44]
- May 8 – Tonita Castro, 63, Mexican-born American actress (Dads, Funny People, The Book of Life), stomach cancer; (b. January 8, 1953).[45]
- May 18 – Luis H. Álvarez, 96, President of National Action Party, Municipal president of Chihuahua (1983–1986) (b. October 25, 1919).[46]
- May 22
- June 17 – Rubén Aguirre, 82, actor (Profesor Jirafales in El Chavo del Ocho, El Chapulín Colorado, Chespirito), pneumonia (b. June 15, 1934).[49]
- June 20 – Chayito Valdez, 71, Mexican-born American folk singer (Corridos de Caballos) and actress ("Hijos de tigre", "Tierra de Valientes"), complications from a cerebral hemorrhage (b. May 28, 1945).
- July 2 – Flavio Romero de Velasco, 90, lawyer and politician (PRI), Governor of Jalisco (1977–1983) (b. February 22, 1925).[50] [51]
- July 3 – Mauricio Walerstein, 71, film director (Cuando quiero llorar no lloro, Españolas en París).[52]
- July 6 – Armando León Bejarano, surgeon and Governor of Morelos (PRI), 1976–1982 (b. 1916)
- July 7 – Cinna Lomnitz, 90, German-born Chilean-Mexican geophysicist.[53]
- July 17 – Rafael Aguilar Talamantes. Founding politician of the Cardenista Front of National Reconstruction (PFCRN) and Federal Elections of Mexico 1994 presidential candidate in 1994 (b. October 24, 1939).
- July 18 – Aldo Monti, 87, actor (Las momias de Guanajuato, Entre el amor y el odio) (b. January 4, 1929).[54]
- August 6 – José Becerra, 80, bantamweight boxer, world champion (1959–1960) (b. April 15, 1936).[55]
- August 13 – Miguel Bortolini, 74, politician (PRD), President of the Coyoacán (2003—2006); cancer (b. September 29, 1941).[56]
- August 20 – Ignacio Padilla, 47, writer, co-founder of the Crack Movement; traffic collision (b. November 7, 1968).[57]
- August 23 – Evita Muñoz, 79, Mexican actress (Nosotros los Pobres, Mundo de juguete); pneumonia (b. November 26, 1936).[58]
- August 28 – Juan Gabriel, 56, Singer and composer originally from Michoacán, (b. 1950).[59]
- September 16 – Teodoro González de León, 90, Mexican architect (b. May 29, 1926).[60]
- October 4 – Mario Almada, 94, Mexican actor (La Viuda Negra).[61]
- October 7 – Martha Roth, 84, Italian-born Mexican actress (A Family Like Many Others).[62]
- October 9
- October 10 – Gonzalo Vega, 69, actor (Life Is Most Important, The Place Without Limits) (b. November 29, 1946).[65]
- October 24 – Herón Escobar, 62, politician (PT) from Sinaloa, member of Congress (2009–2012).[66]
- October 30 – René Velázquez Valenzuela, suspected hitman, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, shot.[67]
- November 5
- November 12 – Lupita Tovar, 106, Mexican-American actress (Drácula, Santa, Miguel Strogoff), heart disease.[70]
- November 17 – Fidel Negrete, 84, Olympic long-distance runner (1964), Pan American gold medalist (1963).[71]
- November 23 – Renato López, 33, actor and television host, shot.[72]
Public holidays
See main article: Public holidays in Mexico.
Film
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Perfil. José Antonio Meade . El Universal . es . September 7, 2016.
- Web site: Cambios en el gabinete de Peña: Nuevos titulares de Pemex, IMSS y la Secretaría de Salud . Animal Político . September 2, 2020 . es . February 8, 2016.
- Web site: El Universal – – Entregan constancia de mayoría a Lozano . archivo.eluniversal.com.mx . August 28, 2020 . es . July 11, 2013.
- Web site: Reina . Elena . Usón . Víctor . Resultados de las elecciones en México 2016 . elpais.com . El Pais . August 28, 2020 . es . June 3, 2016.
- Web site: César Duarte Jáquez: quién es y por qué fue detenido . www.milenio.com . July 25, 2020.
- Web site: Redacción Uno . Graco Ramírez, exgobernador de Morelos, enfrentaría juicio político . Uno TV . August 28, 2020 . es-MX . August 20, 2020.
- Web site: Nombran a Flavino Ríos Alvarado gobernador interino de Veracruz . Aristegui Noticias . August 31, 2020 . es . October 13, 2016.
- News: January 3, 2016. Mexico mayor assassinated a day after taking office in Temixco. Associated Press via Chicago Tribune.
- https://abcnews.go.com/International/el-chapo-captured-mexican-president/story?id=36170084 'El Chapo' Has Been Captured, Mexican President Says
- Web site: 8 momentos que marcaron a México en el 2016 . news.culturacolectiva.com . September 3, 2020 . es . December 29, 2016.
- Web site: Mindock . Clark . What Happened In 2016? Major Events, Headlines And Deaths From The Past Year . International Business Times . September 4, 2020 . en . December 28, 2016.
- News: Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano spews ash and gas into sky – video. March 29, 2016. October 23, 2017. Reuters. The Guardian.
- Web site: Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano violently erupts, launching burning rocks. upi.com. October 23, 2017.
- Web site: Mexico City 2016 – LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR . www.globalchampionstour.com . September 4, 2020 . en . October 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026183234/https://www.globalchampionstour.com/events/2016/mexico/info/about/ . dead .
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-pemex-idUSKCN0XH2N2 Mexico's Pemex puts blast death toll at 24, blames leak
- Web site: "La puerta del infierno" de Rodin llega a México de la mano del Museo Soumaya . www.efe.com . EFE . September 3, 2020 . es . September 3, 2016.
- Web site: Reina . Elena . Usón . Víctor . Resultados de las elecciones en México 2016 . elpais.com . June 3, 2016 . El País . September 3, 2020 . es.
- Web site: Centre . UNESCO World Heritage . Archipiélago de Revillagigedo . UNESCO World Heritage Centre . September 3, 2020 . en . 2016.
- Science: Here's What's Happening in This Volcanic Explosion at Guatemala's Santiaguito/Popocatépetl . Erik . Klemetti . Wired . August 18, 2016 . August 19, 2016.
- Web site: Monseñor Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía, nuevo obispo de Matamoros (México) . ECCLESIA . September 3, 2020 . es . September 23, 2016.
- Web site: Burnett . Victoria . Near Mexico City, Cable Car Lets Commuters Glide Over Traffic . The New York Times (pay site). September 3, 2020 . en . December 28, 2016.
- Web site: Zamudio . Isabel . Designan a Flavino Ríos como sustituto de Duarte . www.milenio.com . September 3, 2020 . es-MX . October 12, 2016.
- Web site: Obligada renuncia de Javier Duarte . Libertad Bajo Palabra . September 3, 2020 . es . January 23, 2016.
- Web site: Mexico fireworks blast: Dozens killed in Tultepec explosion . BBC News . September 3, 2020 . en . December 21, 2016.
- Web site: Comisión de Belisario Domínguez otorga medalla a Gonzalo Rivas. eluniversal.com.mx. El Universal. November 14, 2016. August 28, 2020.
- Web site: DOF – Diario Oficial de la Federación . dof.gob.mx . Secretariate de Relaciones Exteriores . August 30, 2020 . es . April 13, 2016.
- Web site: DOF – Diario Oficial de la Federación . www.dof.gob.mx . Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores . August 30, 2020 . es . November 3, 2016.
- Web site: DOF – Diario Oficial de la Federación . www.dof.gob.mx . Secretariat de Relaciones Exteriores . August 30, 2020 . es . January 13, 2016.
- Web site: Macri recibirá la Orden de Águila Azteca El Financiero . https://web.archive.org/web/20160729145437/http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/macri-recibira-la-orden-de-aguila-azteca.html . dead . 2016-07-29 . El Financiero . August 30, 2020 . July 29, 2016.
- Web site: informatici . Segretariato generale della Presidenza della Repubblica-Servizio sistemi . Il Presidente della Repubblica Italiana, Sergio Mattarella, accolto dal Presidente degli Stati Uniti Messicani, Enrique Peña Nieto, a Palacio Nacional . Quirinale . August 30, 2020 . it . July 4, 2016.
- Web site: Holidays and observances in Mexico in 2016 . www.timeanddate.com . September 3, 2020 . en.
- Encyclopedia: Encyclaeopedia Britannica. Las Posadas. September 1, 2020 .
- Web site: Fallece el general Rafael Moreno Valle, ex gobernador poblano.
- Web site: Jesús Barrero, el actor de doblaje de Seiya en latinoamérica, ha fallecido. February 17, 2016.
- Web site: Politician, broadcaster killed in Villahermosa. February 22, 2016.
- Web site: Muere María Luisa Alcalá, actriz de "Cándido Pérez" y "El Chavo". February 21, 2016.
- Web site: Elba Esther Gordillo's Daughter, Sen. Monica Arriola, Dead at 44. March 15, 2016.
- Web site: Asasinan a Ex Atleta Olimpico Francisco Garcia Moreno en Cuernavaca. Zona Centro Noticias. March 27, 2016. March 10, 2019. es. Ex Olympic Athlete Francisco Garcia Moreno murdered in Cuernavaca.
- Web site: Fallece el artista plástico Leopoldo Flores. April 4, 2016.
- http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmalar.html Bishop Lucas Martínez Lara
- Web site: Cronica. Muere Rubén Mendoza Ayala a los 55 años víctima de un paro cardíaco. October 23, 2019. es. April 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418174957/http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2016/955943.html. dead.
- https://www.reforma.com/aplicacioneslibre/preacceso/articulo/default.aspx?id=822302&urlredirect=http://www.reforma.com/aplicaciones/articulo/default.aspx?id=822302 Muere creador de Ruta de Fe en Tlaxcala
- https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/estados/2016/04/24/muere-en-leon-el-diputado-panista-ricardo-torres Muere en Leon el Diputado Panista Ricardo Torres
- Web site: Muere Álvaro Pérez Treviño, excandidato presidencial en 1994. elsiglodedurango.com.mx. April 26, 2016. October 23, 2019.
- http://tvline.com/2016/05/12/tonita-castro-dead-go-on-star-dies/ Go On's Tonita Castro Dead at 63
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/nacion/politica/2016/05/18/fallece-el-panista-luis-h-alvarez Fallece Luis H. Álvarez
- http://www.criteriohidalgo.com/noticias/hidalgo-ujul/legado-del-pintor-otomi-jose-luis-romo-martin Legado del pintor otomí José Luis Romo Martín
- http://www.latintimes.com/leonorilda-ochoa-dead-76-mexican-actress-dies-after-suffering-alzheimers-disease-386227 Leonorilda Ochoa Dead At 76: Mexican Actress Dies After Suffering From Alzheimer's Disease
- https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-36566133/mexican-actor-ruben-aguirre-dies-at-82 Mexican actor Ruben Aguirre dies at 82
- http://www.ntrguadalajara.com/post.php?id_nota=44057 Fallece ex gobernador Flavio Romero
- https://www.informador.mx/Jalisco/Flavio-Romero-de-Velasco-una-vida-para-reflexionar-20160704-0152.html Flavio Romero de Velasco, una vida para reflexionar
- http://www.cinematropical.com/cinema-tropical/mauricio-walerstein-a-key-figure-in-venezuelan-cinema-dies Mauricio Walerstein, a Key Figure in Venezuelan Cinema, Dies
- http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2016/07/07/muere-cinna-lomnitz-el-geofisico-mas-importante-de-al Muere Cinna Lomnitz, el geofísico más importante de AL
- http://diario.mx/Espectaculos/2016-07-19_5393f281/muere-el-actor-aldo-monti-a-los-87-anos/ Muere el actor Aldo Monti a los 87 años
- http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/former-champ-jose-becerra-passes-350206 Former champ Jose Becerra passes
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/metropoli/cdmx/2016/08/13/muere-miguel-bortolini-exdelegado-en-coyoacan Muere Miguel Bortolini, exdelegado en Coyoacán
- http://www.milenio.com/cultura/milenio_noticias-muere_ignacio_padilla-escritor_muerte_ignacio_padilla_accidente_0_796120477.html Falleció Ignacio Padilla en accidente automovilístico
- http://www.latintimes.com/evita-munoz-death-mexican-actress-chachita-dead-79-after-complications-pneumonia-395426 Evita Muñoz Death: Mexican Actress ‘Chachita’ Dead At 79 After Complications With Pneumonia
- Web site: Confirman muerte de Juan Gabriel por infarto. . November 11, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161111122933/http://prodigy.msn.com/es-mx/entretenimiento/noticias/confirman-muerte-de-juan-gabriel-por-infarto-en-eu/ar-AAibZbK?li=AAggxAT . November 11, 2016 . dead .
- https://obrasweb.mx/arquitectura/2016/09/16/teodoro-gonzalez-de-leon-el-arquitecto-del-paisaje-de-la-cdmx Teodoro González de Léon, el arquitecto del paisaje de la CDMX
- Web site: Mario Almada, Legendary Mexican Actor of Ultraviolence Cinema, Passes Away . October 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161109003134/http://www.ocweekly.com/film/mario-almada-legendary-mexican-actor-of-ultraviolence-cinema-passes-away-7566625 . November 9, 2016 . dead .
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/english/2016/10/7/italian-born-mexican-actress-martha-roth-passes-away-84 Italian born Mexican actress Martha Roth passes away at 84
- http://www.excelsior.com.mx/expresiones/2016/10/09/1121444 Fallece el catedrático y escritor René Avilés Fabila
- http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=10705 El Mongol
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/english/2016/10/10/mexican-actor-gonzalo-vega-passes-away-69 Mexican actor Gonzalo Vega passes away at 69
- http://beta.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones/view/fallece_heron_escobar_fundador_del_pt_en_sinaloa-1053630 Fallece Herón Escobar, fundador del PT en Sinaloa
- https://www.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones/view/tiene-ejrcito-a-7-detenidos-6-son-de-los-antrax-1054555 Tiene Ejército a 7 detenidos; 6 son de 'Los Antrax'
- http://www.posta.com.mx/nuevo-leon/muere-israel-cavazos-cronista-e-historiador-de-monterrey Muere Israel Cavazos, cronista e historiador de Monterrey
- http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2016/11/05/muere-a-los-84-anos-rodolfo-stavenhagen-profesor-emerito-del-colmex Muere, a los 84 años, el sociólogo y antropólogo Rodolfo Stavenhagen
- http://beta.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones/view/lupita-tovar-protagonista-de-la-primera-pelicula-del-cine-sonoro-mexicano-fallece-a-los-106-anos-1056655 Lupita Tovar, protagonista de la primera película del cine sonoro mexicano, fallece a los 106 años
- http://www.hoyestado.com/2016/11/fallece-fidel-negrete-atleta-mexiquense-abanderado-de-tokio-64/ Fallece Fidel Negrete, atleta abanderado de Tokio 64
- http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/11/25/mexican-actor-renato-lopez-found-slain.html Actor and E! Entertainment TV host Renato Lopez found slain outside Mexico City