1924 in Mexico

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See also:	History of Mexico List of years in Mexico Timeline of Mexican history

The following lists events that happened in 1924 in the United Mexican States.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Álvaro Obregón (until 30 November); Plutarco Elías Calles (from 1 December) ^[1]
• Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Romeo Ortega
• Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): Aarón Sáenz Garza
• Communications Secretary (SCT):
• Education Secretary (SEP):

Supreme Court

See also: National Supreme Court of Justice

• President of the Supreme Court:

Governors

• Aguascalientes: Victorino Medina
• Campeche: Ángel Castillo Lanz
• Chiapas: Rogelio García Castro
• Chihuahua: Vicente N. Mendoza
• Coahuila: Carlos Garza Castro
• Colima: Gerardo Hurtado Sánchez
• Guanajuato: Jesús S. Soto (interim), Arturo Sierra (interim)
• Guerrero: Francisco Figueroa Mata
• Jalisco: José Guadalupe Zuno
• State of Mexico: Abundio Gómez
• Michoacán: Sidronio Sánchez Pineda then Enrique Ramírez Aviña
• Morelos: Alfredo Ortega; Amilcar Magaña; Ismael Velazco ^[2]
• Nayarit: Pascual Villanueva Paredes
• Nuevo León:
• Oaxaca: Manuel García Vigil
• Puebla:
• Querétaro: Julián Malo Juvera
• San Luis Potosí: Aurelio Manrique De Lara
• Sinaloa: Ángel Flores
• Sonora: Alejo Bay
• Tabasco: Tomás Garrido Canabal
• Tamaulipas: Benecio López Padilla/Pelayo Quintana/Candelario Garza/Gregorio Garza Salinas
• Veracruz: Adalberto Tejeda Olivares (until November 30); Heriberto Jara Corona (from December 1)
• Yucatán: Felipe Carrillo Puerto/José María Iturralde Traconis
• Zacatecas: Felipe Carrillo Puerto/Juan Ricárdez Broca/Miguel Cantón (acting)/José María Iturralde Traconis

Events

• The federal government reports that troops loyal to President Álvaro Obregón have defeated rebels led by Adolfo de la Huerta near Zacualpan. ^[3]
• February 5 – Anti-government rebels retreat from Veracruz when federal troops are victorious at Córdoba. ^[4]
• February 7 – Former president and rebel leader Adolfo de la Huerta escapes by boat to Mérida, Yucatán, after federal troops recapture Veracruz. ^[5]
• February 10 – Federal troops decisively defeat rebels at Ocotlán. ^[6]
• February 15 – Grupo Sonido 13, directed by Julián Carrillo, holds the first concert of microtonal music in Mexico City.
• February 24 – Federal troops defeat rebels in the oil region of Tamaulipas. ^[7]
• Land belonging to Mexican President-elect Plutarco Elías Calles is expropriated in accordance with agrarian laws. ^[8]

Births

• January 16 – Katy Jurado, actress (died 2002) ^[9]
• February 29 – Agustín Hernández Navarro, architect and sculptor (died 2022) ^[10]
• March 13 — Raúl Córdoba, international footballer (died 2017)
• June 26 – Juan Gómez, footballer (died 2009)
• November 13 — Jesús Kumate Rodríguez, physician and politician (died 2018)

Deaths

• January 3 — Felipe Carrillo Puerto, journalist, politician and revolutionary (born 1874) ^[11]
• June 10 — Salvador Alvarado, politician and soldier (born 1880) ^[12]

References

1. Krauze, Enrique, Mexico: Biography of Power. New York: HarperCollins 1997. ISBN   0-06-016325-9 Pages 398-401.
2. "Gobernadores" [Governors]. Morelos.gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved June 16, 2019.
3. Cornyn, John (January 2, 1924). "Mexico Rebels Trap 2,000 Men, Battle 2 Days". Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 1.
4. "Mexican Rebel Forces Beaten; Quit Vera Cruz". Chicago Daily Tribune . February 6, 1924. p. 1.
5. "Mexican Rebel Chief and Staff Reach Yucatán". Chicago Daily Tribune . February 8, 1924. p. 2.
6. "Obregon Wins in Big Battle Against Rebels". Chicago Daily Tribune . February 11, 1924. p. 1.
7. Cornyn, John (February 25, 1924). "Obregon Troops Rout Rebels at "Cave of Devil"". Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 4.
8. Neumeier, Frederick (November 11, 1924). "Mexicans Seize Land of Calles, New President". Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 18.
9. Gary D. Keller (1997). A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film. Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe. p. 90. ISBN   978-0-927534-65-9.
10. Margarita Tortajada Quiroz: Amalia Hernández: audacia y fuerza creativa (Spanish)
11. "Historia Biografía y Geografía de México: Felipe Carrillo Puerto" (in Spanish). Porrúa. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
12. James C Carey (12 June 2019). The Mexican Revolution In Yucatan, 1915-1924. Taylor & Francis. p. 185. ISBN   978-1-00-030331-5.