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 PRI

* 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 PRI
* 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
* 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
   * Jesús Reyna García, Interim governor from March 7 to October 21
* Morelos: Graco Ramírez PRD.
* 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.
* 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
