2013 in Mexico

2013 in Mexico
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
Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong
Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): José Antonio Meade
Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SEGARPA): Enrique Martínez y Martínez
Secretary of Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU): Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín
Communications Secretary (SCT): Gerardo Ruiz Esparza
Education Secretary (SEP): Emilio Chuayffet Chemor
Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Salvador Cienfuegos Cepeda
Secretary of Navy (SEMAR): Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz
Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare: Alfonso Navarrete Prida
Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL): Rosario Robles
Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Claudia Ruiz Massieu
Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT): Juan José Guerra Abud
Secretary of Health (SALUD): Mercedes Juan López
Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP): Luis Videgaray Caso
Secretary of Economy (SE): Idelfonso Guajardo
Secretary of Energy (SENER): Pedro Joaquín Coldwell
Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE): Francisco Rojas Gutiérrez
Pemex: Emilio Lozoya
Attorney General (FGR): Jesús Murillo Karam
Chief of Staff: Aurelio Nuño Mayer
Coordinación de Comunicación Social de Presidencia (Coordination of Social Communication of the Presidency): David López Gutiérrez
Estado Mayor Presidencial (Presidential Security Staff): Rodolfo Miranda Moreno
Governors
Aguascalientes: Carlos Lozano de la Torre
Baja California
José Guadalupe Osuna Millán , until October 31.
Francisco Vega de Lamadrid , starting November 1.
Baja California Sur: Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor
Campeche: Fernando Ortega Bernés
Chiapas: Manuel Velasco Coello
Chihuahua: César Duarte Jáquez
Coahuila: Rubén Moreira Valdez
Colima: Mario Anguiano Moreno
Durango: Jorge Herrera Caldera
Guanajuato: Miguel Márquez Márquez
Guerrero: Ángel Aguirre Rivero
Hidalgo: Francisco Olvera Ruiz
Jalisco
Emilio González Márquez , until February 28
Aristóteles Sandoval , starting March 1
State of Mexico: Eruviel Ávila Villegas
Michoacán
Fausto Vallejo , until March 7 and from October 21
Jesús Reyna García, Interim governor from March 7 to October 21
Morelos: Graco Ramírez .
Nayarit: Roberto Sandoval Castañeda
Nuevo León: Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz
Oaxaca: Gabino Cué Monteagudo
Puebla: Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas
Querétaro: José Eduardo Calzada Rovirosa
Quintana Roo: Roberto Borge Angulo
San Luis Potosí: Fernando Toranzo Fernández
Sinaloa: Mario López Valdez
Sonora: Guillermo Padrés Elías
Tabasco: Arturo Núñez Jiménez , starting January 1
Tamaulipas: Egidio Torre Cantú
Tlaxcala: Mariano González Zarur
Veracruz: Javier Duarte de Ochoa
Yucatán: Rolando Zapata Bello
Zacatecas: Miguel Alonso Reyes
Head of Government of the Federal District: Miguel Ángel Mancera
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.
February
20 – 5.6 magnitude earthquake centered in Armería, Colima. No reorted damages or injuries.
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.
March
2013 Rally México
8 – Bank of Mexico (Banixco) cuts prime interest rates to 4.50%.
26 – Satmex 8 launched.
28 – First same-sex marriage performed in Oaxaca
April 21 – 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Michoacan causes blackouts in Mexico City but no reported injuries or other damages.
May
2 – United States President Barack Obama makes an official trip to Mexico.
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+.
26 – Club America wins the 2012–13 Liga MX season.
June – Chactún, a Mayan ruin, is discovered in Campeche
July
7 – Elections in seven states.
23 – Chihuahua International Airport is closed because of flooding due to heavy rains.
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 Mexico train accident, at least five killed, at least 22 injured, mostly undocumented immigrants
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
Banixco cuts its prime rate to 3.75%.
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.
Museo Jumex opens
December
19 – S&P Global Ratings increases Mexico credit rating to BBB+.
20 – The Senate approves partial privatization of the oil industry.
Anticipated
The SEGH-CFE 1 solar power array was expected to go online in 2013.
Awards
National Prize for Arts and Sciences
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)
Order of the Aztec Eagle – Takashi Yamanouchi, Japanese businessperson
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)
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
References
External links