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.

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 reported 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