2013 in Mexico
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Incumbents
Federal government
President: Enrique Peña Nieto PRI
- Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong[1]
- Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): José Antonio Meade[1]
- Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SEGARPA): Enrique Martínez y Martínez[1]
- Secretary of Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU): Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín[1]
- Communications Secretary (SCT): Gerardo Ruiz Esparza[1]
- Education Secretary (SEP): Emilio Chuayffet Chemor[1]
- Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Salvador Cienfuegos Cepeda[1]
- Secretary of Navy (SEMAR): Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz[1]
- Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare: Alfonso Navarrete Prida[1]
- Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL): Rosario Robles[1]
- Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Claudia Ruiz Massieu[1]
- Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT): Juan José Guerra Abud[1]
- Secretary of Health (SALUD): Mercedes Juan López[1]
- Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP): Luis Videgaray Caso[1]
- Secretary of Economy (SE): Idelfonso Guajardo[1]
- Secretary of Energy (SENER): Pedro Joaquín Coldwell[1]
- Attorney General (FGR): Jesús Murillo Karam[1]
- Chief of Staff: Aurelio Nuño Mayer[1]
- Coordinación de Comunicación Social de Presidencia (Coordination of Social Communication of the Presidency): David López Gutiérrez[1]
- Estado Mayor Presidencial (Presidential Security Staff): Rodolfo Miranda Moreno[1]
Governors
- Aguascalientes: Carlos Lozano de la Torre PRI[2]
- Baja California
- José Guadalupe Osuna Millán PAN, until October 31.
- Francisco Vega de Lamadrid PAN, starting November 1.
- Baja California Sur: Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor PAN[3]
- Campeche: Fernando Ortega Bernés PRI
- Chiapas: Manuel Velasco Coello PVEM
- Chihuahua: César Duarte Jáquez PRI
- Coahuila: Rubén Moreira Valdez PRI
- Colima: Mario Anguiano Moreno PRI
- Durango: Jorge Herrera Caldera PRI
- Guanajuato: Miguel Márquez Márquez PAN
- Guerrero: Ángel Aguirre Rivero PRD
- Hidalgo: Francisco Olvera Ruiz PRI
- Jalisco
- Emilio González Márquez PAN, until February 28
- Aristóteles Sandoval PRI, starting March 1
- State of Mexico: Eruviel Ávila Villegas PRI
- Michoacán
- Fausto Vallejo PRI, until March 7 and from October 21[a][5]
- Jesús Reyna García, Interim governor from March 7 to October 21[4][5]
- Morelos: Graco Ramírez PRD.[6]
- Nayarit: Roberto Sandoval Castañeda PRI
- Nuevo León: Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz PRI
- Oaxaca: Gabino Cué Monteagudo MC
- Puebla: Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas PAN
- Querétaro: José Eduardo Calzada Rovirosa PRI
- Quintana Roo: Roberto Borge Angulo PRI
- San Luis Potosí: Fernando Toranzo Fernández PRI
- Sinaloa: Mario López Valdez PAN
- Sonora: Guillermo Padrés Elías PAN
- Tabasco: Arturo Núñez Jiménez PRD, starting January 1
- Tamaulipas: Egidio Torre Cantú PRI
- Tlaxcala: Mariano González Zarur PRI
- Veracruz: Javier Duarte de Ochoa PRI
- Yucatán: Rolando Zapata Bello PRI
- Zacatecas: Miguel Alonso Reyes PRI
- Head of Government of the Federal District: Miguel Ángel Mancera PRD
Events
- January
- Clausura 2013 Copa MX (through April)
- 1 – New Year's Day, civic holiday, Minimum wage increase of 3.9% (MXN $2.04)
- 31 – Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion: Thirty-seven killed and 126 injured, followed by three days of mourning.[7]
- February
- 20 – 5.6 magnitude earthquake centered in Armería, Colima. No reported damages or injuries.[8]
- National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) publishes figures indicating 3.9% economic growth during 2012 but warns of a possible deceleration of the economy in 2013.[9]
- March
- 2013 Rally México
- 8 – Bank of Mexico (Banixco) cuts prime interest rates to 4.50%.[9]
- 26 – Satmex 8 launched.[10]
- 28 – First same-sex marriage performed in Oaxaca[11]
- April 21 – 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Michoacan causes blackouts in Mexico City but no reported injuries or other damages.[12]
- May
- 2 – United States President Barack Obama makes an official trip to Mexico.[13]
- 7 – the 2013 Ecatepec de Morelos gas tanker explosion: Twenty-seven killed and at least 30 injured.
- 8 – The value of the peso increases and Mexico's Fitch Ratings increase from BBB to BBB+.[9]
- 26 – Club America wins the 2012–13 Liga MX season.
- June – Chactún, a Mayan ruin, is discovered in Campeche[14]
- July
- 7 – Elections in seven states.
- 23 – Chihuahua International Airport is closed because of flooding due to heavy rains.[15]
- Hurricane Erick strikes Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico and Baja California Sur
- 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics: Mexican men win 23 medals, women win 24.
- 2013 World Taekwondo Championships in Puebla: Mexico wins five medals. The men's team is ranked third and the women's is ranked ninth.
- August
- 25 – the 2013 Tabasco train derailment, at least five killed, at least 22 injured, mostly undocumented immigrants[16]
- 31 – Miss Latin America 2013 in the Riviera Maya won by Julia Guerra of Brasil. Mexico's Fanny Barroso finishes third.
- 2013 Copa de México de Naciones in Aztec Stadium won by Argentina.
- Hurricane Manuel strikes much of Mexico
- September
- 2 – President Peña gives his first annual message.**Hurricane Ingrid strikes[17]
- Banixco cuts its prime rate to 3.75%.[9]
- October
- 5 – Chihuahua monster truck accident
- 19 – Nuestra Belleza México 2013, won by Josselyn Garciglia from Baja California Sur.
- Hurricane Raymond strikes the southwestern coast
- November
- INEGI reports economic growth between 0.8% and 1.3% during the third trimester, avoiding recession.[9]
- Museo Jumex opens[18]
- December
- 19 – S&P Global Ratings increases Mexico credit rating to BBB+.[9]
- 20 – The Senate approves partial privatization of the oil industry.[9]
Anticipated
The SEGH-CFE 1 solar power array was expected to go online in 2013.[citation needed]
Awards
- National Prize for Arts and Sciences[19]
- Physics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences – Federico Bermúdez Rattoni, Magdaleno Medina Noyola
- Technology and Design – Martín Ramón Aluja Schuneman Hofer
- Fine arts – Javier Álvarez (composer), Ángela Gurría, Paul Leduc (film director)
- Linguistics and literature – Hugo Gutiérrez Vega, Luis Fernando Lara Ramos
- History, Social Sciences, and Philosophy – Roger Bartra, Carlos Martínez Assad
- Popular Arts and Traditions – Narciso Lico Carrillo
- Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – Manuel Gómez Morín (post mortem)[20]
- Order of the Aztec Eagle – Takashi Yamanouchi, Japanese businessperson[21]
- Ohtli Award
Notable deaths
- January 8 – Raúl Araiza, 77, actor, director, and producer (b. 1935)[22]
- January 31 – Rubén Bonifaz Nuño
- February 19 – Joaquín Cordero
- February 21 — Francisco José Madero González, accountant and politician (PRI); Governor of Coahuila in 1981
- March 3 – Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez
- May 10 – Félix Agramont Cota, Mexican engineer and politician, 8th Governor of Baja California Sur (b. 1918)
- May 26 – Héctor Garza
- July 17 – Alberto López Bello
- September 18 – Rafael Corkidi
- October 15 – El Brazo (Juan Alvarado Nieves)
- October 18 – Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix
- November 15 – Karla Álvarez
- December 11 – Javier Jauregui