2018 in Mexico explained
This is a list of events that happened in 2018 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.
Incumbents
President
Cabinet
See main article: Cabinet of Mexico.
Governors
Events
January through March
- January 23 — Marco Antonio Sanchez Flores, a student at Prepa 8 in Mexico City, is detained by the Secretaria de Seguridad Publica and the Policia Auxiliar. Several hours later, he was released in Melchor Ocampo, State of Mexico. Months later, the detention is unexplained.[5]
- February 16 — A helicopter of the SEDENA crashes, leaving 14 dead. The helicopter, which was carrying the Secretary of the Interior, Alfonso Navarrete Prida and the Governor of Oaxaca, Alejandro Murat, crashed in Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca, as it was inspecting the damage caused by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 that had taken place at 5:39 p.m.
- February 18 – Five minors are killed and three are injured when their car crashes on Eje 10 Sur in Mexico City. They had visited a fair in Santa Catarina Yecahuízotl, Tláhuac.
- March 19: Three film students from the Universidad de Medios Audiovisuales (CAAV), Javier Salomón Aceves Gastélum, Daniel Díaz y Marcos Ávalos, disappeared in Tonalá, Jalisco. Later it was discovered that the students were beaten and killed, and their bodies were dissolved in acid.
- March 20 – A man walks into a store in "Reforma 222" shopping mall in Mexico City, shoots his ex-wife, and causes panic among the shoppers.
- March 30 – Campaigning for the 2018 Mexican general election begins.[6]
April through June
- April 5 — U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to militarize its southern border.
- April 10 – Despite not having sufficient signatures, Jaime Rodríguez Calderón "El Bronco" is allowed to run for President as an independent candidate.
- April 11 – After two weeks, a capuchin monkey is captured and taken to Chapultepec Zoo.
- April 22 – First Presidential debate, in Mexico City is watched by 11.4 million people.
- May 8 – A crack in the high-speed lane of Viaducto Miguel Alemán in Iztacalco, Mexico City, frightens motorists. It requires 1,100 m3 of concrete to be repaired.
- May 16 – Margarita Zavala, the only female candidate for President, drops out.
- May 18 — An airplane crash in Cuba results in the deaths of 112 people, including the seven members of the crew, all Mexicans.
- May 20 – Second Presidential debate, in Tijuana, Baja California
- June
- Floods cause multiple problems throughout the country, particularly in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Guanajuato.
- Two dismembered bodies, presumably belonging to drug traffickers, are found on Avenida Insurgentes Norte y Flores Magón in Nonoalco Tlatelolco, Mexico City.
July through September
- July 1 — Andrés Manuel López Obrador wins the presidency.
- July 12
- August 7 – Elba Esther Gordillo Morales is cleared of charges of money laundering and organized crime membership, after spending five years in prison.[7]
- August 8 – Roberto Moyado Esparza, a.k.a. ‘El Betito’, presumed leader of La Unión de Tepito drug gang, is arrested.
- August 17 — The government issues a new MXN $500 bill, featuring Benito Juarez.
- September 4 — A group of pseudo-students known as porros attack a peaceful march by students from the Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades (CCH) Azcapotzalco, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), who were demanding greater security measures on campus. Several students are injured.
- September 15 – Peña Nieto leads the Independence Day Celebration for the last time.
October through December
- October 2 – 50th anniversary of the Tlatelolco massacre.
- October 11 - The collapse of a shopping mall under construction in the Mexican city of Monterrey results in at least 7 deaths and nine people missing. 15 others are injured.[8]
- October 19
- A caravan of migrants from Central America begins a trek across Mexico in defiance of Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric. A fence separating Guatemala and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas is torn down.
- 'El Calavera' is arrested for sexually abusing 39 children in the "Marcelino de Champagnat" preschool in Mexico City.
- October 31 — Repairs to the water system in Mexico City and the State of Mexico leave millions without water for a week.
- November 5 — The trial of Joaquín "El Chapo" Loera Guzman begins in New York, accused of drug trafficking.
- December 1 — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is inaugurated.
- December 15 — At 18:57 local time, Popocatepetl spews lava, ash and rock.
- December 24 — The governor of Puebla, Martha Erika Alonso and her husband, Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, a senator and former state governor, die in a helicopter crash.[9]
- December 28 – Seven minor children burn to death in a fire in their home in Buenavista, Iztapalapa, Mexico City.
Holidays, festivities, and special events
See main article: Public holidays in Mexico and Fiestas Patrias (Mexico).
- January 1 – New Year's Day, statutory holiday[10]
- January 6 – Feast of the Epiphany
- February 2 – Feast of Candlemas
- February 5 – Constitution Day, statutory holiday
- February 14
- 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 19 – Benito Juárez's Birthday, statutory holiday
- March 20 – March equinox
- March 25 to 30 – Holy Week
- March 29 – Holy Thursday[12]
- March 30 – 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 – Teachers' Day
- May 23 – Students' Day
- June 1 – Mexican Navy Day, civic holiday
- June 17 – Father's Day
- June 21 – June solstice
- July 1 – 2018 Mexican general election[13]
- 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 19 – Revolution Day, statutory holiday
- December 1 – Presidential Inauguration Day
- December 12 – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- December 16 to 24 – Las Posadas[14]
- December 21 – December solstice
- December 24 – Christmas Eve
- December 25 – Christmas Day, statutory holiday
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
- January 1
- Santiago Elias Castro Escobedo, former mayor of Piedras Negras, Coahuila; heart attack.[18]
- Carlos Tirado Montero, 70, businessperson and politician (b. 1947).[19]
- January 5
- Glafiro Alanís Flores, 73, biologist and educator (author of El valor de nuestras plantas, and Flora nativa ornamental para Monterrey); illness (b. 1944).
- Isauro Medina Hinojos, 95, businessperson and former mayor of Parral, Chihuahua (b. 1922).[20]
- January 6
- Rubén Amaro Rodarte, 81, businessperson (b. 1936).
- Jose Gerardo Martinea, 35, journalist (El Universal; murdered during robbery.
- Enrique Caballero Vela, 65, actor; lumbar cáncer (b. 1952).
- Salvador Reyes Montellano, journalist.
- January 7: Roberto López y Garza ("Bob Logar"), 82, journalist and publicicist; heart attack (b. 1936).
- January 8
- Salvador Borrego, 102, pro-Nazi journalist and writer (b. 1915).
- Francisco McManus Soto, educator and environmentalist ("Radio Ecologica").
- Joel Alanís (47), rock músician; sclerosis.
- January 10: Eugenio Ramírez (60), polítician from Guerrero; heart attack.
- January 12: Hugo Betancourt Morales (59), dancer and art director (b. 1958).
- January 13: Carlos Domínguez, independent journalist ("Diario de Nuevo Laredo"); murdered.
- January 16: Rogelio Benavides Chapa, 77, former mayor of Guadalupe, Nuevo León; complications from surgery.
- January 17: Rafael Villegas Attolini, 72, businessperson and former mayor of Gómez Palacio Municipality.
- January 19: Andrés Marcelo Sada Zambrano (87), engineer and businessperson ("Grupo Cydsa").
- January 21: Rafael Anaya González, rector of Universidad Don Vasco.
- January 22: Rogelio Padilla, 62, sociologist, activist for children's rights, founder of MAMA, A.C. (b. 1955)
- January 24: Ramón "Diablo" Montoya Lerma (78), baseball center-fielder (Diablos Rojos) and member of Hall of Fame (b. 1940).
- January 25: Sahori (María Jovita Ramírez Zamora), Mexican wrestler; cáncer.
- January 26
- January 27
- January 28: Salvador Aguilar García, mayor of Cohetzala, Puebla; auto accident.[23]
February
- February 1
- Gonzalo Aguilar Zinser, lawyer and social activist; heart attack.
- Rumaldo Velázquez Quiñónez (56), politician and Yaqui Indigenous leader; diabetes.
- February 2: María Alicia Martínez Medrano (76), cultural promoter (Momentos Sagrados de los Mayas).
- February 3
- Félix Hernández López (50), journalist; automobile accident.
- Luis Santiago Catarina, academic, politician (PRD), social activist; heart attack.
- Felipe Valdez Licea, politician and farm leader in Amealco de Bonfil, Queretaro.
- February 5: Francisco Rojas San Román, 59, polítician (PRI), federal Deputy (2009-2012); murdered (b. 1958).
- February 9
- Javier Manuel Hernandez Ramirez, laborer, movie actor.
- Agustín Sánchez Altamirano (75), writer and novillero (bullfighter) (b. 1942).
- February 10
- Eduardo Arce Becerra, coach and sports promoter; heart attack.
- Nohemi Hermosillo, model ("Capitol's Model") and businessperson; auto accident.
- February 11: Pablo Garza Lugo, politician (PRI) and businessperson; auto accident.
- February 12: Evaristo Gómez Hernández (78), polítician and union leader (National Educational Workers Union, SNTE); heart attack (b. 1939).
- February 13
- Dante Bucio, photojournalist (Excélsior) and academic.
- Carmela Rey (86), actress and singer; heart attack (b. 1931).
- February 16:
- Jorge Hernández Andrés (64), businessperson and rejoneador (bullfighter); suicide (b. 1954).
- Guillermo Zambrano Lozano (87), businessperson (Metalsa); lung infection.
- February 17: "Don Sshinda" (Gumercindo España Olivares), 83, wooden toy handicrafter (b. 1935).
- February 18: Tadeusz Kępka (85), Polish track coach, nationalized Mexican; home accident (b. 1932).
- February 19
- Rafael Castro Torres (93), businessperson (b. 1924).
- Leopoldo Corona, lawyer and boxer.
- February 20: Soledad Ricarte Bravo, journalist (XEU Noticias).
- February 21: José Luis Ibarra (72), baseball player (Tigres de Quintana Roo); diabetes.
- February 23: Magdalena Pueblito Espinosa Rodríguez, polítician from Queretaro; cáncer.
- February 24
- Claudia Reyes (46), teacher (b. 1971).
- Carlos Armando Torres Lagarda, lawyer and academic.
- February 25
- Manuel Granados Enríquez (82), businessperson and former mayor of Valle de Santiago, Queretaro.
- Teresita Saad, actress ("Como dice el dicho”, “El diez”, “Código Postal” and “La Rosa de Guadalupe”).
- February 27: Tomás Morales (85), journalist and baseball sportscaster (b. 1932).
- February 28
- Rogelio Guerra, 81, actor.[24]
- Jorge Rubén Nordhausen González (67), polítician (Senator, PAN); stroke (b. 1950).
March
- March 1
- March 2: Adela Calva Reyes (50), Otomi writer (Ra hua ra hiä / Alas a la palabra and Maga pädihu te’ä ra b’edi ra nanoteknología / Vamos a conocer la nanotecnología) (b. 1967).
- March 3: Aarón Vargas Contreras, political scientist and chronicler of Papantla, Veracruz.
- March 4
- Cuauhtémoc García Pineda (El Matador), photographer and journalist who filmed the Tlatelolco massacre in 1968.
- Ricardo Ponce Espejo (50), Yucatan businessperson.
- March 5
- Catalina Eibenschutz Hartman, physician, researcher, and académic; cofouner of the Medicina Social y la Salud Colectiva en México y América Latina.
- Marcela Lombardo Otero (92), politician, Deputy (1976–1979, 1988–1991), presidential candidate (1994-PPS).
- March 6
- March 7: Ricardo Espinosa Cárdenas (79), writer, actor, theater director, television presenter
- March 8
- March 11
- Gabriel Berumen Castillo (80), photographer (El Heraldo de Saltillo).
- Misael Meneses Carmona (19), 3rd division soccer player in Puebla; drowning.
- March 12: Daniela Magdaleno (23), bullfighting photographer; brain aneurism (b. 1995).
- March 14: Carlos Aurelio González Villarreal (87), physician and composer ("Ojos cafés") (b. 1930).
- March 16
- March 18: Sergio García (78), Monterrey theater director; pneumonia and brain surgery complications (b. 1940).[25]
- March 19: Adriana Cortés Mercado, journalist and communicator ("Radar News"); cáncer.[26]
- March 21: Saúl Montoya Beltrán (66), baseball player; heart attack (b. 1951).
- March 22:
- March 25: Jacinto Adriano Wong Romero (99), Progreso, Yucatán priest (b. 1918).[30]
- March 27: Eva Izaguirre Camacho, first female mayor of Poza Rica, Veracruz (PRI: 1992-1994); cáncer.[31]
- March 28
- March 29: Alan Durbecq Anton, cellist; autombolile accident.[33]
April
- April 3: Tomas Villa, 34, featherweight boxer, traffic collision.
- April 5: Erberto Shinagawa Montoya (88), journalist ("La Voz de Sinaloa", "El Sol de Sinaloa"), chronicler, and historian (b. Jan 26, 1930).
- April 6: Urbano Zea, 49, Mexican swimmer, heart attack.
- April 8: Rito Valdés Salinas (86), former mayor of Piedras Negras (1990-1993); long-time illness.
- April 9
- Claudia Chablé Ek, journalist; cáncer.
- Felipe Tejeda García, 83, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of México (2000–2010) (b. Jan. 21, 1935).
- April 10
- Alejandro Hernández (74), journalist (Aguascalientes TV and Heraldo de Aguascalientes); heart attack.
- Emilia Martell, actress and singer; suicide.
- April 11:
- Rafael Villegas Attolini, businessperson and politician.
- Alfonso Zaragoza Moreno (85), Culiacán businessperson (b. March 24, 1933).
- April 12: Sergio Pitol, 85, writer (El mago de Viena), translator, and diplomat; complications of progressive aphasia (b. March 18, 1933).
- April 13
- Manuel Hernández Salomón (82), chronicler and writer.
- Joy Laville, Mexican painter and sculptor born in the U.K.; stroke (b. 1923).
- April 14
Armando Salgado (79), photojournalist who filmed the killing of 120 students in the Corpus Christi massacre in 1971 (b. 1938).
- April 16: Sendy Arlet Guerrero Montejo, journalist; bone cancer.
- April 17: Martha Meza, journalist (El Diario de Xalapa); cáncer.
- April 18: Rubén Díaz Alcántara (50), priest, murdered (b. 1968).
- April 19: Graciela Agudelo, 72, Mexican pianist and composer (Premio Xochipilli—INBA, 2002).
- April 21
- Jesús Ramírez Elisea (87), businessperson (Hotel Fiesta Mexicana).
- Ignacio Solorio Arroyo (65), lawyer (director of "El Vigia"); heart attack.
- April 22: María Loreto Elba Rojas Bruschetta (68), lawyer and judge in Puebla; illness related to tobacco (b. 1950).
- April 25: Gregorio Casal, 82, actor (La Choca); dehydration.
- April 26: Armando Contreras González, journalist, reporter, television host (TV Azteca); cáncer.
- April 27
- April 28: As Charro (69), professional wrestler.
May
- May 1: Wrestler Universo 2000 (Andrés Reyes), 55, heart attack in León, Guanajuato.
- May 3
- Feliciano Guirado Méndez (77), journalist.[34]
- Federico Terrazas Torres (85), businessperson (Cementos de Chihuahua).[35]
- May 7: Jesús Kumate Rodríguez (93), pediatritian, polítician, and Secretary of Health (1988-1994) (b. Nov. 12, 1924).[36]
- May 8
- Ana Marisa Lugo Miranda (55), publicity person.[37]
- Felipe Muñoz Barba (54), polítician; diabetes (b. 1964).[38]
- May 10: Mexican actor Fela Fabregas died at 87 due to a cardio-pulmonary illness (b. 1930).
- May 14: María Elena Meneses Rocha, 56, Mexican journalist, technologist and academic (Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education).[39]
- May 11
- José Remedios Aguirre Sánchez, polítician ; murdered.[40]
- Nicanor Moreira Ruiz, businessperson and politician.[41]
- May 14: José Manuel García Arreola, social activist; cáncer.[42]
- May 15 José Lavat, 69, Mexican voice actor, renal failure.[43]
- May 16: Alejandro Caballero Vértiz, lawyer and judge.[44]
- May 17: Hernán de Mata Quinta, Oaxaca politician (PT); murdered.[45]
- May 19: Carlos Ximénez Estrada (81), cultural journalist and writer.[46]
- May 20: Jacinto Contreras Martínez (89), polítician (b. 1928).[47]
- May 23: Adrián Páez Martínez, businessperson (Comercial America).[48]
- May 29
June
- June 3: Héctor Miranda (57), voice actor (b. 1961).[50]
- June 5: Mauricio Caro (42), actor.[51]
- June 7: Fernando Purón Johnston (43), polítician; murdered (b. 1975).[52]
- June 11: Martín Luna (50), television producer (TV Azteca).[53]
- June 13: Arkangel de la Muerte, 52, Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL), heart attack.[54]
- June 25: Jaime Bermúdez Cuarón (94), polítician and businessperson (b. 1923).[55]
- June 29: María Luisa Mendoza, 88, Mexican journalist, novelist and politician.[56]
July
- July 5: Trinidad Martínez Tarragó (89), Spanish-born economist, writer, and académic (b. 1928).[57]
- July 6: Antonio Toledo Corro, Governor of Sinaloa 1981–1986 (b. 1919)
- July 8: Piratita Morgan, 49, professional wrestler.[58]
- July 11: Television producer Santiago Galindo was murdered in his car in Alvaro Obregon, Mexico City. Another report is that he committed suicide.
- July 19: Wrestler Maximino "Max" Linares Moreno, a.k.a. Rayo de Jalisco died of natural causes at the age of 85 in Mexico City.
- July 24: Rubén Pat, Quintana Roo journalist and reporter; murdered.[59]
- July 26: Alfredo del Águila (83), soccer player (b. 1935).[60]
- July 30: Claudia Heinze, model; heart failure.[61]
- July 31: Rafael Amador, 58, soccer player (Pumas UNAM and national team) and coach (Pumas UNAM).[62] [63]
August
- August 2: Gabriel Covarrubias Ibarra, 88, politician, Senator (1997–2000), Mayor of Guadalajara (1989–1992).[64]
- August 13: Rico Pontvianne, 74, basketball player, Pan American championship silver medalist (1967).[65]
- August 15: Musician Fabio Melanitto was murdered while riding his motorcycle in Colonia Navarette, Mexico City. He was 32.
- August 18: Gabriel López Zapiain, 75, soccer player (Irapuato, Guadalajara, national team).[66]
- August 21: Villano III (Arturo Díaz Mendoza), 66, professional wrestler (UWA, CMLL, AAA), cerebral infarction.[67]
- August 26: Federico Barbosa Gutiérrez, 66, Mexican jurist and politician, member of the Congress of the Union (2003–2006), heart attack.[68]
- August 31
José Luis Dibildox Martínez, 75, bishop of the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Tarahumara (1993–2003) and Tampico (2003–2018); long-time illness (b. 1943)
September
Javier Usabiaga Arroyo, 79, Mexican politician, Minister of Agriculture (2000–2005) and Deputy (2009–2012); cancer (b. 1939).[72] [73]
October
Yolanda Martínez actress[76]
Elizabeth Nava Hernández 55, politician Morena; cancer (b. 1963)[78]
- October 19: Martha Beatriz Isela Fregoso Zepeda (51), journalist (Excélsior) and executive (b. 1967).[79]
- October 26: César Zambrano Pérez, polítician (Acapulco) and businessperson; murdered.[80]
- October 31
Arnulfo "Fito" Avilán Cruz 94, soccer player (Rayados).[81]
November
Manuel Villamor Reyes 90, Mexican-Belizean painter and muralist (b. 1928)[82]
- November 4:
- Melquiades Sánchez Orozco (90), journalist and radio announcer (b. 1928).[83]
- Sofía Tejeda Becerra (82), actress (b. 1936).[84]
- November 6: José Lothario, 83, Mexican professional wrestler and manager (NWA, WWF, CWF).[85]
- November 7
José Fortunato Álvarez Valdez 50, Catholic bishop of Gomez Palacio, Durango died after a long illness (b. 1967).[86]
Héctor Beltrán Leyva 53, Mexican drug lord, died of a heart attack (b. 1965)[89]
- November 19: Isidro Olace (83), actor (b. 1935).[90]
- November 20: Lorena Villegas, voice actress.
- November 21: Luis Trujillo Llame (32), Catholic priest; accident (b. 1986)[91]
- November 26: Patricia Quintana, 72, Mexican chef, writer and academic; natural causes.[92] [93]
- November 27
Benjamín Gallegos Soto 58, Mexican pilot and politician, member of PAN, Senator from Aguascalientes (b. 1960)[94]
December
Angels Bravo (73) Spanish-Mexican doubling actress (b. 1945)
Angélica García Arrieta (64), Mexican accountant and politician, founder of Morena (b. 1958)[99]
Date unknown
Notes and References
- Web site: Enrique Peña Nieto Fast Facts. CNN. 17 April 2018.
- Web site: Proceso. June 13, 2019. July 11, 2019. Alejandro Moreno pide licencia como gobernador de Campeche para contender por la dirigencia del PRI. es. Alejandro Moreno asks for leave of absence as governor of Campeche to run for the leadership of PRI. July 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190711194036/https://www.proceso.com.mx/588144/alejandro-moreno-pide-licencia-como-gobernador-de-campeche-para-contender-por-la-dirigencia-del-pri. dead.
- Web site: Sustituto de 'El Bronco' toma protesta en Nuevo León . www.elfinanciero.com.mx . Financial Times . September 3, 2020 . en . Jan 1, 2018.
- News: Se estrella avioneta en Puebla en pleno 24 de diciembre. El Sol de Puebla. 24 December 2018. July 11, 2019.
- Web site: Anuario 2018: Las noticias que más impactaron a México. Hernandez. Alexandro. December 31, 2018. March 25, 2019. Publimetro. es. Yearbook 2018: The news that most impacted Mexico.
- Web site: Estos son los acontecimientos más importantes del 2018 en México - economiahoy.mx . www.economiahoy.mx . Economia Hoy . September 2, 2020 . es . Dec 31, 2018.
- Web site: 5 hechos que marcaron a México en 2018 . infobae . September 2, 2020 . es-ES . 27 Dec 2018.
- Web site: 7 dead, 9 missing in collapse of northern Mexico mall - ABC News. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012070124/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dead-12-missing-collapse-northern-mexico-mall-58445725. 2018-10-12. ABC News.
- Web site: Mexico state governor Martha Erika Alonso and senator husband killed in air crash. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mexico-helicopter-crash-puebla-martha-erika-alonso-governor-rafael-moreno-a8698706.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. Independent. December 25, 2018. Sharman. Jon. March 10, 2019.
- Web site: Statutory Holidays in Mexico in 2018 . Office Holidays . September 1, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Holidays and observances in Mexico in 2018 . www.timeanddate.com . September 1, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Mexico Public Holidays 2018 . PublicHolidays.mx . September 1, 2020.
- Web site: Clemente. Jude. Will Mexico's July Presidential Election Bring Energy Regression?. Forbes. 17 April 2018. en.
- Encyclopedia: Encyclaeopedia Britannica. Las Posadas. September 1, 2020 .
- Web site: Medalla de Honor Belisario Domínguez 2018 . El Universal . August 28, 2020 . es . 19 December 2018.
- Web site: DOF - Diario Oficial de la Federación . dof.gob.mx . August 30, 2020 . es . July 30, 2018.
- Web site: Jared Kushner receives "Aztec Eagle" award from Mexican government . CBS News . September 1, 2020 . en . Nov 30, 2018.
- http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/fallece-el-ex-alcalde-de-piedras-negras-santiago-elias-castro-Escobedo Fallece el ex alcalde de Piedras Negras, Santiago Elías Castro Escobedo.
- http://www.elvigia.net/columnas/2018/1/2/fallece-carlos-tirado-292118.html Fallece empresario Carlos Tirado.
- News: Puente Libre. Ciudad Juarez. January 5, 2018. October 6, 2019 . Murió don Isauro Medina Hinojos, empresario y político parralense. es. Isauro Medina Hinojos, busninessman and Parral politician, dies.
- Web site: Estrellas mexicanas que murieron en 2018 y extrañamos. La Saga. March 11, 2019. es. Mexican stars who died in 2018 and we miss.
- Web site: El Queretano. Fallece Manuel Cevallos Urueta. January 27, 2018 . es .
- Web site: Enlace Noticias . Fallece presidente de Cohetzala. January 31, 2018 . es.
- Web site: Los famosos que murieron en 2018. Milenio. December 26, 2018. March 11, 2019. es. Famous people who died in 2018.
- Web site: El Mañana. March 18, 2018. Fallece director teatral Sergio Garcia Sergio. es.
- Web site: Queretaro 24. March 20, 2018. Fallece La Periodista Adriana Cortés. es.
- Web site: SDP Famosos . March 23, 2018 . Muere la actriz Adela Peralta Lepe, primer mujer payaso en México. es.
- Web site: El Heraldo de San Luis Potosi. March 22, 2018 . Fallece la regidora panista de Mexquitic, América Rodríguez Camacho. es.
- Web site: Imagen del Golfo. March 23, 2018. Fallece Maximino Wood, fundador del PAN en Coatza. es.
- Web site: Progreso Hoy . March 25, 2018. Fallecio el padre Adriano Wong Romero. es.
- Web site: Debate . March 27, 2018 . Fallece Eva Izaguirre, quien fuera la primer alcaldesa de Poza Rica. es.
- Web site: Excelsior Adrenalina. March 29, 2018. Fallece Elena Subirats, leyenda del tenis nacional. es.
- Web site: El Universal Cultura. March 30, 2018 . Fallece el violonchelista Alan Durbecq Anton. es.
- http://www.eldigital.mx/nota/fallece-periodista-guirado Fallece el periodista Feliciano Guirado.
- http://rasa-informa.com/muere-federico-terrazas-torres-fundador-de-cementos-de-chihuahua/ Muere Federico Terrazas Torres, fundador de Cementos de Chihuahua.
- http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2018/05/07/muere-a-los-93-anos-el-ex-secretario-de-salud-jesus-kumate-8145.html Muere a los 93 años el ex secretario de Salud Jesús Kumate.
- https://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/09052018/1337899-Fallece-Ana-Marisa-Lugo-Miranda.html Fallece publicista Ana Marisa Lugo Miranda.
- https://www.elsoldetlaxcala.com.mx/local/fallece-felipe-munoz-barba-exalcalde-de-nopalucan-1673164.html Fallece Felipe Muñoz Barba, exalcalde de Nopalucan.
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/hoy/chicago/ct-hoy-murio-la-periodista-maria-elena-meneses-20180514-story.html Murió la periodista María Elena Meneses
- https://www.proceso.com.mx/533880/ejecutan-a-otro-candidato-ahora-de-morena-iba-por-la-alcaldia-de-apaseo-el-alto Ejecutan a otro candidato, ahora de Morena; iba por la alcaldía de Apaseo el Alto.
- http://www.xeu.com.mx/nota.cfm?id=966661 Muere el empresario Nicanor Moreira en España.
- http://zetatijuana.com/2018/05/fallece-jose-manuel-garcia-arreola-defensor-de-los-derechos-de-las-personas-con-discapacidad/ Fallece José Manuel García Arreola, defensor de los derechos de las personas con discapacidad.
- http://www.excelsior.com.mx/funcion/muere-a-los-69-anos-jose-lavat-la-voz-institucional-de-imagen-radio/1239032 Muere a los 69 años José Lavat, la voz institucional de Imagen Radio
- https://www.elsoldepuebla.com.mx/mexico/justicia/muere-juez-que-llevo-casos-de-elba-esther-y-caro-quintero-1694124.html Muere Alejandro Caballero Vértiz, juez que llevó casos de Elba Esther y Caro Quintero.
- https://www.animalpolitico.com/2018/05/asesinan-a-dirigente-municipal-pt-oaxaca/ Asesinan a dirigente municipal del PT en Oaxaca en acto público.
- https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/1464369.fallece-carlos-ximenez.html Fallece el periodista Carlos Ximénez.
- http://periodicolavoz.com.mx/muere-exalcalde-jacinto-contreras-martinez/ Muere exalcalde Jacinto Contreras.
- http://www.zocalo.com.mx/reforma/detail/fallece-ex-director-de-comercial-america Fallece Adrián Páez Martínez, ex director de Comercial América.
- https://missionlocal.org/2018/05/rene-yanez-mission-icon-dies-at-75/ Rene Yañez, Mission icon, dies at 75
- https://www.mimorelia.com/fallece-hector-miranda-actor-que-daba-voz-a-jaimito-el-cartero/ Fallece Héctor Miranda, actor que daba voz a Jaimito El Cartero
- https://regeneracion.mx/fallece-el-actor-mauricio-caro/ Fallece el actor Mauricio Caro, participó en ‘Señora Acero’.
- https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/06/09/mexico/1528558547_619843.htmlhttps://www.proceso.com.mx/537693/coahuila-ejecutan-de-un-disparo-en-la-cabeza-a-candidato-del-pri-a-diputado-federal-video Coahuila: ejecutan de un disparo en la cabeza a candidato del PRI a diputado federal.
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/muere-ex-director-de-azteca-novelas Muere ex director de Azteca novelas.
- https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/deportes/2018/06/13/arkangel-muere-luchador-mexicano-los-52-anos-cmll.html La lucha libre mexicana está de luto por la muerte de Arkángel
- http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/economia/muere-el-padre-de-la-maquila-mexicana Muere Jaime Bermúdez, el padre de la maquila mexicana.
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/letras/fallece-la-periodista-maria-luisa-la-china-mendoza Fallece la periodista María Luisa "La China" Mendoza
- https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/07/06/actualidad/1530895556_740842.html Muere la economista Trinidad Martínez Tarragó, fundadora del centro de estudios mexicano CIDE.
- http://www.mediotiempo.com/lucha-libre/2018/07/08/fallecio-el-piratita-morgan-idolo-mini-de-la-lucha-libre Falleció el Piratita Morgan, ídolo mini de la lucha libre
- https://www.proceso.com.mx/544161/asesinan-a-reportero-en-playa-del-carmen-es-el-segundo-en-un-mes-en-q-roo Asesinan a reportero en Playa del Carmen; es el segundo en un mes en Q. Roo.
- Web site: Fallece el exfutbolista Alfredo del Águila. . 2019-10-09 . 2018-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180726234217/https://deportes.televisa.com/futbol/fallece-exfutbolista-alfredo-del-aguila/ . dead .
- https://www.tribuna.com.mx/espectaculos/Claudia-Heinze-modelo-de-los-90s-fallece-por-complicaciones-cardiacas-20180731-0015.html Claudia Heinze modelo los 90's fallece por complicaciones cardíacas.
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/universal-deportes/futbol/fallece-rafael-amador-ex-jugador-y-ex-tecnico-de-pumas Fallece Rafel Amador, exjugador de Pumas
- http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/4596199/fallece-rafael-amador-ex-jugador-y-tecnico-de-pumas Fallece Rafael Amador, ex jugador y técnico de Pumas.
- https://www.eloccidental.com.mx/local/muere-gabriel-covarrubias-ibarra-ex-presidente-municipal-de-gdl-de-1989-a-1992-1886939.html Muere Gabriel Covarrubias Ibarra, ex presidente municipal de GDL de 1989 a 1992
- https://elmercurio.com.mx/deportes/muere-el-astro-rico-pontvianne Muere el astro Rico Pontvianne
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/universal-deportes/futbol/fallece-gabriel-nene-lopez-zapiain Fallece Gabriel “Nene” López Zapiain
- http://www.mediotiempo.com/lucha-libre/2018/08/21/fallecio-el-legendario-villano-iii-por-un-infarto-cerebral Falleció el legendario Villano III por un infarto cerebral
- https://www.elsoldetlaxcala.com.mx/local/muere-el-destacado-politico-federico-barbosa-gutierrez-1945926.html Muere el destacado político Federico Barbosa Gutiérrez
- https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/republica/politica/muere-roger-aguilar-salazar-diputado-electo-de-morena-1970842.html (March 15, 2019)
- https://www.debate.com.mx/show/Jose-Antonio-Fernandez-noticieros-televisa-guadalajara-20180906-0019.html Fallece José Antonio Fernández, conductor de noticieros Televisa.
- https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/arteseideas/Fallecio-Ernesto-Juarez-Frias-20180906-0113.html Falleció Ernesto Juárez Frías.
- https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/pais/fallece-javier-usabiaga-secretario-de-agricultura-en-sexenio-de-fox/ Fallece Javier Usabiaga, secretario de Agricultura en sexenio de Fox
- https://www.milenio.com/politica/murio-javier-usabiaga-ex-titular-de-sagarpa (March 15, 2019)
- http://www.thesfnews.com/mission-district-tamale-lady-passed-away/45218 Mission District ‘Tamale Lady’ Dies
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/fallece-el-escultor-mexicano-jose-sacal Fallece el escultor mexicano José Sacal.
- https://la-saga.com/entretenimiento/lamentable-fallece-la-actriz-yolanda-martinez/ (March 15, 2019)
- Web site: Asesinan a Marbella Ibarra, promotora del futbol feminil en Mexico. October 17, 2018. March 15, 2019. El Universal.
- https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/2018/10/17/fallece-candidata-de-morena-a-presidencia-municipal-de-ciudad-neza-6637.html (March 15, 2019)
- https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/grupo-imagen-lamenta-la-perdida-de-nuestra-companera-beatriz-fregoso/1272779 Grupo Imagen lamenta la pérdida de nuestra compañera Beatriz Fregoso.
- https://www.elsoldeacapulco.com.mx/policiaca/asesinan-al-ex-alcalde-suplente-cesar-zambrano-en-la-colonia-morelos-acapulco-guerrero-inseguridad-violencia-2375803.html Asesinan al ex alcalde suplente César Zambrano en la colonia Morelos.
- https://www.oncediario.com/notas/7682-arnulfo-avilan-rayados-monterrey-1945-1986-francisco-bbva Muere Arnulfo Avilán.
- https://www.lajornadamaya.mx/2018-11-01/Fallece-el-artista-Manuel-Villamor-Reyes-en-Chetumal (March 15, 2019)
- https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2018/11/05/futbol/1541400701_002154.html Falleció Melquiades Sánchez Orozco, la voz del Estadio Azteca.
- https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/fallece-la-actriz-sofia-tejeda Fallece la actriz Sofía Tejeda.
- http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/jose-lothario-dead-dies/ José Lothario Dead At 83-Years-Old
- https://www.aciprensa.com/noticias/fallece-obispo-de-mexico-tras-larga-enfermedad-19075 (March 15, 2019)
- https://www.am.com.mx/2018/11/11/tulancingo/fallece-el-arzobispo-emerito--pedro-aranda-diaz-munoz-526051 Fallece Pedro Aranda-Diaz Muñoz, arzobispo emérito de Tulancingo
- https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/cultura/arte/fallece-la-dramaturga-y-critica-teatral-olga-harmony-2653942.html Fallece la dramaturga y crítica teatral Olga Harmony
- https://www.animalpolitico.com/2018/11/hector-beltran-leyva-muerte-toluca/ (March 15, 2019)
- https://www.mimorelia.com/muere-entranable-primer-actor-y-asi-lo-despidieron-sus-fans-en-redes/ Muere entrañable primer actor y así lo despidieron sus fans en redes.
- http://www.diarioelmundo.com.mx/index.php/2018/11/22/muere-sacerdote/ Muere sacerdote.
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/menu/fallece-la-chef-mexicana-patricia-quintana Fallece la chef mexicana Patricia Quintana
- Web site: Milenio Digital . Murió la chef mexicana Patricia Quintana. Oct 26, 2018. Oct 9, 2019. es. Mexican chef Patricia Quintana dies.
- https://www.elsoldelcentro.com.mx/local/fallecio-destacado-miembro-del-pan-2725022.html (March 15, 2019)
- Web site: Fallece el ex beisbolista Carlos "Bobby" Treviño a sus 70 años. December 6, 2018. Oct 9, 2019. El Diario de Yucatán. es.
- http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfloresh.html Bishop Salvador Flores Huerta
- News: Laredo Morning Times. December 21, 2018. October 6, 2019. Fallece ex presidente de LC. es. Ex-president of LC dies. María Salas.
- https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/raul-mata-passes-away-71-years-old-272901 Raul Mata Passes Away at 71 Years Old
- https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/politica/fallece-la-senadora-angelica-garcia-fundadora-de-morena (March 15, 2019)
- Web site: Las muertes de personajes famosos que consternaron a México en 2018. infobae. March 11, 2019. es. The deaths of famous people who dismayed Mexico in 2018.
- Web site: Lopez-Doriga Digital. Mueren en accidente de helicóptero Martha Érika Alonso y Rafael Moreno Valle. December 24, 2018 . October 9, 2019 . es. Martha Érika Alonso and Rafael Moreno Valle die in a helicopter crash.
- Web site: El Sol de Puebla. Mueren gobernadora de Puebla Martha Erika Alonso y senador Moreno Valle en accidente aéreo. December 24, 2018 . October 9, 2019 . es. Governor of Puebla Martha Érika Alonso and Senator Rafael Moreno Valle die in a helicopter accident.
- https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/letras/fallece-la-investigadora-martha-elena-venier Fallece la investigadora Martha Elena Venier
- https://www.informador.mx/entretenimiento/Muere-la-actriz-y-directora-Rosenda-Monteros-a-los-83-anos-20181230-0025.html Muere la actriz y directora Rosenda Monteros a los 83 años.
- Web site: Las muertes de famosos en lo que va de 2018. March 2018. Capital Mexico. March 11, 2019.