2016 in Mexico

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This is a list of events that happened in 2016 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 Template:PRI party

Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong
Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): Claudia Ruiz Massieu
Communications Secretary (SCT): Gerardo Ruiz Esparza
Education Secretary (SEP): Aurelio Nuño Mayer
Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda
Secretary of Navy (SEMAR): Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz
Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS): Alfonso Navarrete Prida
Secretary of Welfare (BIENESTAR)
- José Antonio Meade, until September 6^[1]
- Luis Enrique Miranda Nava, starting September 7
Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Enrique de la Madrid Cordero
Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT): Rafael Pacchiano Alamán
Secretary of Health (SALUD)
- Mercedes Juan López, until February 8
- José Narro Robles, starting February 8^[2]
Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, (SHCP)
- Luis Videgaray Caso, until September 7
- José Antonio Meade, starting September 7^[1]

Governors

Aguascalientes
- Carlos Lozano de la Torre Template:PRI party, until November 30^[3]
- Martín Orozco Sandoval Template:PAN party, starting December 1.^[4]
Baja California: Francisco Vega de Lamadrid Template:PAN party
Baja California Sur: Carlos Mendoza Davis Template:PAN party
Campeche: Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas Template:PRI party
Chiapas: Manuel Velasco Coello Template:PVEM party
Chihuahua
- César Horacio Duarte Jáquez Template:PRI party, until October 4^[5]
- Javier Corral Jurado Template:PAN party, starting October 4^[4]
Coahuila: Rubén Moreira Valdez Template:PRI party
Colima: Mario Anguiano Moreno Template:PRI party
Durango
- Jorge Herrera Caldera Template:PAN party, until September 14
- José Rosas Aispuro Template:PAN party, starting September 15^[4]
Guanajuato: Miguel Márquez Márquez Template:PAN party
Guerrero: Héctor Astudillo Flores, Template:PRI party
Hidalgo
- Francisco Olvera Ruiz Template:PRI party, until September 5
- Omar Fayad Template:PAN party starting September 5^[4]
Jalisco: Aristóteles Sandoval Template:PRI party
State of Mexico: Eruviel Ávila Villegas Template:PRI party
Michoacán: Silvano Aureoles Conejo Template:PRD party
Morelos: Graco Ramírez Template:PRD party.^[6]
Nayarit: Roberto Sandoval Castañeda Template:PRI party
Nuevo León: Jaime Rodríguez Calderón ("El Bronco,"), Independent.
Oaxaca
- Gabino Cué Monteagudo Template:MC party until November 30
- Alejandro Murat Hinojosa (PRI), starting December 1.^[4]
Puebla: Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas Template:PAN party
Querétaro: José Calzada Template:PRI party
Quintana Roo
- Roberto Borge Angulo Template:PRI party, until September 25
- Carlos Joaquín González Template:PAN party, starting September 25.^[4]
San Luis Potosí: Juan Manuel Carreras Template:PRI party
Sinaloa: Mario López Valdez ("Malova") Template:PAN party, until December 31
Sonora: Claudia Pavlovich Arellano Template:PRI party
Tabasco: Arturo Núñez Jiménez, Template:PRD party
Tamaulipas
- Egidio Torre Cantú Template:PRI party, until October 1
- Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca, Template:PAN party, starting October 1.^[4]
Tlaxcala: Mariano González Zarur Template:PRI party
Veracruz
- Javier Duarte de Ochoa Template:PRI party, until October 12
- Flavino Ríos Alvarado, Interim governor October 12 – December 1.^[7]
- Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares Template:PAN party, starting December 1
Yucatán: Rolando Zapata Bello Template:PRI party
Zacatecas
- Miguel Alonso Reyes Template:PRI party, until September 11
- Alejandro Tello Cristerna Template:PRI party, starting September 12
Head of Government of the Federal District: Miguel Ángel Mancera, Independent

Events

January and February

January 2 – Gunmen shoot and kill Temixco mayor Gisela Mota Ocampo at her home, the day after she was elected. Police shoot and kill several suspects and arrest several more who are suspected of involvement in organized crime.^[8]
January 8 – Mexican police arrest Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín Guzmán on January 8. He had been on the run since his second escape from prison in July 2015.^[9]
January 20 – The Federal District is dissolved, and it officially becomes the "Ciudad de México". The political reform gives the city self-rule.^[10]
January 28 – 2015–2016 Zika virus epidemic: The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas.^[11]
February 11 – Forty-nine killed and 12 injured during a riot at the Topo Chopo prison in Nuevo León.^[10]
February 12 to 17 – Pope Francis visits Mexico.^[10]
February 29 to March 6 – 2016 Monterrey Open

March and April

March 28, 2016: An ash column 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high was released from Popocateptl, prompting the establishment of a 12-kilometer "security ring" around the summit.^[12]
April 3, 2016 — Popocatépetl erupted, spewing lava, ash and rock.^[13]
April 9 to 15 – 2016 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B in Mexico City
April 14 to 17 – Equestrian jumping show at Campo Marte in Mexico City.^[14]
April 16 — Javier Duarte de Ochoa, former Governor of Veracruz (PRI) 2010–2016 is arrested and charged with corruption.^[15]^[16]
April 20 — At least 24 people were killed, 136 others injured, following a blast at the major Clorados 3 petrochemical plant of Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo. The plant is run by Mexichem under agreement with Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the national petrochemical company, in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, on the country's southern Gulf of Mexico coast. Pemex had an earlier fire at the same facility in February 2016 that killed one worker; also that month, an offshore Pemex Gulf platform fire killed two and injured eight.^[17]

May and June

May 17 – President Peña Nieto signs legislation legalizing Same-sex marriage.^[10]
June 1 – A riot at the penetentiary Topo Chico in Monterrey, Nuevo León, leaves three inmates killed and 14 injured.
June 3 – Auguste Rodin´s "The Gates of Hell" ((in French) Les Portes de l’Enfer) is displayed at the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City.^[18]
June 5 – Elections in 13 states.^[19]

July and August

July 17 – Revillagigedo Islands are declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.^[20]
July 8 – President Peña asks for forgiveness for the "Casa Blanca" scandal that came to light in 2014.^[10]
July 23 – Municipal presidents of Chamula, Chiapas, and Pungarabato, Guerro, are assassinated.
August 2016 – Eruptions continued from Popocateptl, with four discrete blasts on August 17.^[21]
August 1 – Municipal president of Huehuetlán el Grande, Puebla, is assassinated.

September and October

September 22 – Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía is named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matamoros.^[22]
October 4 – The cable line Mexicable opens to facilitate transportation in the Sierra de Guadalupe in Ecatepec de Morelos.^[23]
October 12 – Veracruz Governor Javier Duarte de Ochoa is forced to resign after being accused of corruption and illegal enrichment; Flavino Ríos Álvaro become Interim governor.^[24]^[25]

November and December

November 10: Guillermo Padrés Elías, former Governor of Sonora (PAN) 2009–2015 is arrested for allegedly laundering US$8.9 million.^[26]^[27]
December 20 – 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion: An explosion at a fireworks factory in Tultepec, State of Mexico, leaves at least 42 people killed and dozens injured.^[28]

Awards

Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – Gonzalo Rivas (post mortem)^[29]
Order of the Aztec Eagle
- Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark^[30]
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait^[31]
- King Salman of Saudi Arabia^[32]
- President Mauricio Macri of Argentina^[33]
- President Sergio Mattarella of Italy^[34]
National Prize for Arts and Sciences
National Public Administration Prize
Ohtli Award

Holidays and observances

January 1 – New Year's Day, statutory holiday^[35]
January 6 – Feast of the Epiphany^[35]
February 1 – Constitution Day, statutory holiday^[35]
February 2 – Feast of Candlemas^[35]
February 10 – Ash Wednesday^[35]
February 14 – Day of Love and Friendship^[35]
February 20 – Mexican Army Day, civic holiday
February 24 – Flag Day, civic holiday^[35]
March 8 – International Women's Day
March 18 – Anniversary of the Mexican oil expropriation, civic holiday^[35]
March 21 – Benito Juárez's Birthday, statutory holiday^[35]
March 19 – March equinox^[35]
March 20 to 26 – Holy Week^[35]
March 24 – Holy Thursday^[35]
March 25 – Good Friday^[35]
April 21 – Heroic Defense of Veracruz, civic holiday
April 30 – Children's Day^[35]
May 1 – Labour Day, statutory holiday^[35]
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo, civic holiday^[35]
May 8 – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla's Birthday, civic holiday
May 10 – Mother's Day^[35]
May 15
- Pentecost^[35]
- Teachers' Day^[35]
May 23 – Students' Day
May 26 – Feast of Corpus Christi^[35]
June 1 – Mexican Navy Day, civic holiday
June 19 – Father's Day^[35]
June 20 – June solstice^[35]
September 13 – Anniversary of the "Heroic Cadets", civic holiday
September 15 – Cry of Dolores, civic holiday^[35]
September 16 – Independence Day, statutory holiday^[35]
September 30 – José María Morelos's Birthday, civic holiday
October 12 – Day of the Race, civic holiday^[35]
November 1 – All Saints' Day^[35]
November 2 – Day of the Dead^[35]
November 20 – Feast of Christ the King^[35]
November 21 – Revolution Day, statutory holiday^[35]
December 12 – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe^[35]
December 16 to 24 – Las Posadas^[36]
December 21 – December solstice^[35]
December 24 – Christmas Eve
December 25 – Christmas Day, statutory holiday^[35]

Deaths

January 2: Gisela Mota Ocampo, Presidente Municipal of Temixco, Morelos (b. 1982)
January 7
- Joaquín Gamboa Pascoe. Politician and union leader.
- Jesús María Ramón Valdés, politician.
January 17: Juan Manuel Ley, businessman (Casa Ley).
January 23: Espectrito, professional wrestler (WWE, AAA).
February 1: Miguel Gutiérrez, soccer player (Club Atlas).
February 12: Braulio Manuel Fernández, 74, politician.
February 13: Rafael Moreno Valle, soldier (general), physician, and politician (PRI), Governor of Puebla (1969–1972), Secretary of Health (1964–1968).^[37]
February 15 – Carlos Quintero Arce, 96, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Hermosillo (1968–1996).
February 17 – Jesús Barrero, 57, actor and voice actor (Saint Seiya).^[38]
February 20 – Moisés Dagdug Lützow, 65, radio-station owner (XEVX-am), politician (PRD), Deputy from Villahermosa, Tabasco (2006–2009) stabbed.^[39]
February 21 – María Luisa Alcalá, 72, actress (El Chavo del Ocho, Dr. Cándido Pérez, Esmeralda).^[40]
March 14 – Mónica Arriola Gordillo, 44, Mexican politician (New Alliance Party, member of the Chamber of Deputies (2006–2009), cancer.^[41]
March 17 – Eliezer Ronen, 84, Mexican-born Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1974–1977).
March 23 – Fernando Solana, 85, Mexican diplomat and politician, member of the Senate for Mexico City (1994–2000), Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1988–1993), negotiated NAFTA.
March 26
- Raúl Cárdenas, 86, soccer player (Zacatepec) and coach (Cruz Azul, national team).^[42]
- Francisco García Moreno, a member of the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympic water polo teams was shot near his home in Cuernavaca during a robbery.^[43]
April 3 – Leopoldo Flores, 82, artist, member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana (b. 1934).^[44]
April 9 – Lucas Martínez Lara, 70, prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Matehuala (2006–2016).^[45]
April 16 – Rubén Mendoza Ayala, 55, Mexican politician (PRD), Deputy (2003–2006) from the State of Mexico; heart attack.^[46]
April 18 – Arnulfo Mejía Rojas, engineer, architect, teacher, historian, painter, artist, and Catholic priest, best known for being the creator of "The Boat of the Faith".^[47]
April 24 – Ricardo Torres Origel, 59, Mexican politician (PAN) Deputy (2000–2003) and Senator (2006–2012) from Guanajuato (b. September 8, 1956).^[48]
April 26 – Álvaro Pérez Treviño, 85, Mexican politician (Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution) (b. May 8, 1930).^[49]
May 8 – Tonita Castro, 63, Mexican-born American actress (Dads, Funny People, The Book of Life), stomach cancer; (b. January 8, 1953).^[50]
May 18 – Luis H. Álvarez, 96, President of National Action Party, Municipal president of Chihuahua (1983–1986) (b. October 25, 1919).^[51]
May 22
- José Luis Romo Martín, 62, Otomi -Hñäñhü- artist (b. April 19, 1954).^[52]
- Leonorilda Ochoa, 76, actress (Los Beverly de Peralvillo), Alzheimer's disease (b. October 30, 1937).^[53]
June 17 – Rubén Aguirre, 82, actor (Profesor Jirafales in El Chavo del Ocho, El Chapulín Colorado, Chespirito), pneumonia (b. June 15, 1934).^[54]
June 20 – Chayito Valdez, 71, Mexican-born American folk singer (Corridos de Caballos) and actress ("Hijos de tigre", "Tierra de Valientes"), complications from a cerebral hemorrhage (b. May 28, 1945).
July 2 – Flavio Romero de Velasco, 90, lawyer and politician (PRI), Governor of Jalisco (1977–1983) (b. February 22, 1925).^[55]^[56]
July 3 – Mauricio Walerstein, 71, film director (Cuando quiero llorar no lloro, Españolas en París).^[57]
July 6 – Armando León Bejarano, surgeon and Governor of Morelos (PRI), 1976–1982 (b. 1916)^[58]
July 7 – Cinna Lomnitz, 90, German-born Chilean-Mexican geophysicist.^[59]
July 17 – Rafael Aguilar Talamantes. Founding politician of the Cardenista Front of National Reconstruction (PFCRN) and Federal Elections of Mexico 1994 presidential candidate in 1994 (b. October 24, 1939).
July 18 – Aldo Monti, 87, actor (Las momias de Guanajuato, Entre el amor y el odio) (b. January 4, 1929).^[60]
August 6 – José Becerra, 80, bantamweight boxer, world champion (1959–1960) (b. April 15, 1936).^[61]
August 13 – Miguel Bortolini, 74, politician (PRD), President of the Coyoacán (2003—2006); cancer (b. September 29, 1941).^[62]
August 20 – Ignacio Padilla, 47, writer, co-founder of the Crack Movement; traffic collision (b. November 7, 1968).^[63]
August 23 – Evita Muñoz, 79, Mexican actress (Nosotros los Pobres, Mundo de juguete); pneumonia (b. November 26, 1936).^[64]
August 28 – Juan Gabriel, 56, Singer and composer originally from Michoacán, (b. 1950).^[65]
September 16 – Teodoro González de León, 90, Mexican architect (b. May 29, 1926).^[66]
October 4 – Mario Almada, 94, Mexican actor (La Viuda Negra).^[67]
October 7 – Martha Roth, 84, Italian-born Mexican actress (A Family Like Many Others).^[68]
October 9
- René Avilés Fabila, 75, author (The Games, Tantadel), heart attack (b. November 15, 1940).^[69]
- El Mongol, 86, professional wrestler (GCW).^[70]
October 10 – Gonzalo Vega, 69, actor (Life Is Most Important, The Place Without Limits) (b. November 29, 1946).^[71]
October 24 – Herón Escobar, 62, politician (PT) from Sinaloa, member of Congress (2009–2012).^[72]
October 30 – René Velázquez Valenzuela, suspected hitman, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, shot.^[73]
November 5
- Israel Cavazos Garza, 93, historian.^[74]
- Rodolfo Stavenhagen, 84, sociologist.^[75]
November 12 – Lupita Tovar, 106, Mexican-American actress (Drácula, Santa, Miguel Strogoff), heart disease.^[76]
November 17 – Fidel Negrete, 84, Olympic long-distance runner (1964), Pan American gold medalist (1963).^[77]
November 23 – Renato López, 33, actor and television host, shot.^[78]

Public holidays

Film

List of Mexican films of 2016

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[cambios_2016-2] "Cambios en el gabinete de Peña: Nuevos titulares de Pemex, IMSS y la Secretaría de Salud". Animal Político (in Spanish). February 8, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

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