Portal:Mexico/April in the history of Mexico


 * Events
 * April 1, 1829 - Vicente Guerrero took office as President of Mexico.
 * 1936-04-01 - President Lázaro Cárdenas expels former President Plutarco Elías Calles from the country.
 * April 3, 1427 - Itzcóatl became Emperor of Tenochtitlan.
 * 1915-04-06 - The first battle of Celaya between forces of Álvaro Obregón and Francisco Villa begins.
 * April 6, 1953 - Women's suffrage was granted in Mexico.
 * 1914-04-09 - Tampico Affair
 * 1859-04-11 - Martyrs of Tacubaya - The forces of conservative general Leonardo Márquez executed the prisoners taken during battle with the forces of liberal general Santos Degollado in Tacubaya, outside of Mexico City.
 * 1928-04-15 - The first scheduled flight of the Mexican Company of Aereal Transportation (today Mexicana de Aviación) took place on the route Mexico City-Tuxpan-Tampico.
 * April 16, 1839 - The Mexican state of Morelos was created.
 * 1853-04-20 - After entering Mexico City, Antonio López de Santa Anna takes power for the last time.
 * 1836-04-21 - Santa Anna falls prisoner in the Battle of San Jacinto which would end the Texas Revolution.
 * 1914-04-21 - The United States occupy Veracruz partly in response to the Tampico Affair.
 * April 22, 1519 - The Villa Rica de la Vera-Cruz (sic) was founded by Hernán Cortéz.
 * April 29, 1863 - The Mexican state of Campeche was created.


 * Births
 * 1830-04-01 - Manuel Dublán
 * April 3, 1833 - Vicente Suárez.
 * 1848-04-02 - Francisco Sosa
 * 1904-04-07 - César Garizurieta
 * 1789-04-10 - Leona Vicario
 * 1923-04-12 - Dolores Castro
 * April 13, 1762 - Hermenegildo Galeana.
 * 1902-04-17 - Jaime Torres Bodet
 * 1918-04-23 - Adalberto Sánchez Navarro
 * April 25, 1823 - Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada.
 * 1863-04-25 - Belisario Domínguez
 * 1903-04-25 - Gabriel Ramos Millán
 * 1789-04-29 - José Maunza


 * Deaths
 * 1932-04-01 - Alba Herrera y Ogazón
 * 1787-04-02 - Francisco Javier Clavijero
 * 1893-04-03 - Eligio Ancona del Castillo
 * 1932-04-06 - Carlos J. Meneses
 * April 9, 1779 - Antonio María de Bucareli y Urzúa.
 * 1899-04-10 - Mariano Bárcena
 * 1919-04-10 - Emiliano Zapata
 * 1861-04-11 - Francisco González Bocanegra
 * 1851-04-15 - Andrés Quintana Roo
 * 1910-04-16 - Ignacio Mariscal
 * 1695-04-17 - Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
 * April 18, 1998 - Octavio Paz.
 * 1889-04-21 - Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
 * 1854-04-22 - Nicolás Bravo
 * April 22, 1854 - Miguel Domínguez.
 * 1908-04-24 - José María Marroqui
 * 1930-04-25 - Emilio Rabasa
 * 1843-04-28 - Miguel Ramos Arizpe
 * 1916-04-30 - Francisco del Paso y Troncoso


 * Holidays and observances
 * April 1 - Day of the book.
 * April 27 - Infantry day.
 * April 30 - Children's day (Día del niño).