2013 in Mexico

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This is a list of events that happened in 2013 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Enrique Peña Nieto PRI

See also: Cabinet of Mexico

• 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]
  • Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE): Francisco Rojas Gutiérrez ^[1]
  • Pemex: Emilio Lozoya ^[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

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mexico

• 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
  • Alberto M. Carvalho
  • Henry Cisneros
  • Jesús "Chuy" García
  • Lincoln Díaz-Balart
  • José M. Hernández

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

See also

• List of Mexican films of 2013

Notes

1. Governor Vallejo stepped down temporarily for health reasons. ^[4]

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