Events in the year 1952 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Federal government

* President: Miguel Alemán Valdés (until November 30), Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (starting December 1) *

Interior Secretary The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natu ...

(SEGOB):

Ernesto P. Uruchurtu Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to: * ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely ba ...

/ Ángel Carvajal Bernal * Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE):

Manuel Tello Baurraud Manuel Tello Baurraud (1 November 1898 – 27 November 1971) was a Mexican politician and diplomat, who represented his country at the League of Nations (1938–1941) and served twice as Secretary of Foreign Affairs; first in the cabinet of Pre ...

Luis Padilla Nervo Luis Padilla Nervo (19 August 1894 – 9 September 1985) was a Mexican politician and diplomat. He was the first Mexican Ambassador at the United Nations, Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the Sixth Session of United Nations Ge ...

* Communications Secretary (SCT): Carlos Lazo * Education Secretary (SEP):

Manuel Gual Vidal Manuel Gual Vidal (3 August 1903 – 7 August 1954) was a Mexican jurist and educator. In 1944 he served as rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Aut ...

/Jose Angel Ceniceros *

Secretary of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

(SEDENA): Gilberto R. Limón/Matías Ramos *

Secretary of Navy The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the sec ...

: Alberto J. Pawling/Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada * Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare: Manuel Ramírez Vázquez/ Adolfo López Mateos

Supreme Court

* President of the Supreme Court: Roque Estrada Reynoso

Governors

Aguascalientes Aguascalientes (; ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Aguascalientes), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and ...

: Edmundo Gámez Orozco * Baja California:

Alfonso García González Alfonso García González (19March 19092December 1961) was a Mexican politician. He was the last governor of the North Territory of Baja California and the first Provisional government, provisional governor of the State of Baja California. Ear ...

Campeche Campeche (; yua, Kaampech ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by ...

: Manuel López Hernández *

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

Francisco J. Grajales Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...

/ Efraín Aranda Osorio *

Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to: Places *Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state **Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state **Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state **Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state **Chihuahua Mun ...

: Oscar Soto Maynez *

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

: Ramón Cepeda López * Colima:

Jesús González Lugo Jesus ( AD 30 or 33) was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who most Christians believe to be the incarnation of God and Muslims believe was a prophet. Jesus may also refer to: People Religious figures * Elymas Bar-Jesus, a Jew in the ''Act ...

Durango Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...

Enrique Torres Sánchez Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Du ...

Guanajuato Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city i ...

: José Aguilar y Maya * Guerrero:

Alejandro Gómez Maganda Alejandro Gómez Maganda (March 3, 1910 – September 14, 1984) was a Mexican politician and a former Governor of Mexican state of Guerrero from 1951 to 1954. He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies President of the Chamber of Deput ...

Darío L. Arrieta Mateos Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius. Given name *Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician *Dario Argento (born 1940), Italian film director *Dario Badinelli (born 1946), Italian triple jumper *Dario Bellezza (194 ...

* Hidalgo:

Vicente Aguirre del Castillo Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...

/ Quintín Rueda Villagrán *

Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...

: José de Jesús González Gallo *

State of Mexico The State of Mexico ( es, Estado de México; ), officially just Mexico ( es, México), is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Commonly known as Edomex (from ) to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is ...

: Salvador Sánchez Colín *

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...

Dámaso Cárdenas del Río Dámaso is a Spanish masculine given name. The name is equivalent to that of Pope Damasus I in English. The name also exists in Italian as Damaso, though it is uncommon. People * Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990), Spanish poet * Dámaso Berenguer, 1s ...

Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital city is Cuer ...

Ernesto Escobar Muñoz Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to: * ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely ba ...

Rodolfo López de Nava Rodolfo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Rodolfo (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer Rodolfo José da Silva Bardella *Rodolfo Albano III, Filipino politician * Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. (1928-2012), Filipino actor a ...

* Nayarit: José Limón Guzmán *

Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...

: Ignacio Morones Prieto/

José S. Vivanco José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

* Oaxaca:

Manuel Mayoral Heredia Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

Manuel Cabrera Carrasqueado Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...

: Rafael Ávila Camacho *

Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...

: Octavio Mondragón Guerra/

Juan C. Gorraéz Juan Crisóstomo Gorráez Maldonado (27 January 1904 – 10 September 1988) was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as Governor of Querétaro from 1955 to 1961. Biography He was born in the city of Queretaro on 27 January 1904. In hi ...

San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...

Ismael Salas Penieres Ismael may refer to: People * Ismael Balkhi, a political activist from Afghanistan * Ismael Blanco (born 1983), an Argentine professional footballer * Ismael Prego "Wismichu", a Spanish youtuber * Ismael Villegas, a Puerto Rican Major League Bas ...

/Manuel Álvarez *

Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is d ...

: Enrique Pérez Arce *

Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...

Ignacio Soto Ignacio is a male Spanish and Galician name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning born from the fire, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name " Ignatius" from the word "Ignis" meaning "fire". This was the name of s ...

Álvaro Obregón Tapia Álvaro Obregón Tapia (18 December 1916—27 September 1993) was a Mexican political figure who served as governor of the northwestern border state of Sonora from 1955 to 1961. He was a son of Álvaro Obregón Salido and María Tapia Monteve ...

* Tabasco:

Francisco Javier Santamaría Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...

* Tamaulipas: Horacio Terán * Tlaxcala: Felipe Mazarraza * Veracruz:

Marco Antonio Muñoz Turnbull Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish c ...

* Yucatán: Humberto Esquivel Medina/

Tomás Marentes Miranda Tomás may refer to: * Tomás (given name) * Tomás (surname) Tomás is a Spanish and Portuguese surname, equivalent of ''Thomas''. It may refer to: * Antonio Tomás (born 1985), professional Spanish footballer * Belarmino Tomás (1892–1950), ...

* Zacatecas:

José Minero Roque José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

Events

* The

Miss Mexico Miss Mexico is a national Beauty pageant in Mexico. It is responsible for selecting the country's delegates to international beauty contests: Miss World, Mister World, and other minor international pageants such as Miss Supranational, Miss Gran ...

organization is formed. * The Gorditas Doña Tota restaurant chain is established in

Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Ciudad Victoria () is the seat of the Municipality of Victoria, and the capital of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located in the northeast of Mexico at the foot of the Sierra Madre Oriental. It borders the municipality of Güémez to ...

by Carlota Murillo. * January 16: The North Territory of Baja California is admitted as the State of Baja California. * April: The trade union confederation called Confederación Revolucionaria de Obreros y Campesinos (CROC) is founded. * July 7: 1952 Mexican general election.

Film

* List of Mexican films of 1952.

Sport

1951–52 Mexican Primera División season Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1951–52 season. Overview Zacatepec was promoted to Primera División. The season was contested by 12 teams, and León won the championship. Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz ...

. * Aguila de Veracruz win the Mexican League. *

Mexico at the 1952 Summer Olympics Mexico competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 61 men and 3 women took part in 35 events in 13 sports. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Field events Basketball ...

Births

*January 22 – Iliana Godoy Patiño, narrator, researcher, and poet ("Contralianza" and "Mastil en Tierra") (d. 2017). *February 24 —

Jesús Aguilar Padilla Jesús Alberto Aguilar Padilla (24 February 1952 – 30 January 2023) was a Mexican politician and lawyer from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was Governor of the state of Sinaloa from 2005 until 2010, and was previously a s ...

, politician (PRI) and lawyer; Governor of Sinaloa 2004–2010. *March 23 — Villano III (Arturo Díaz Mendoza), wrestler (d. 2018). *April 27 — Federico Barbosa Gutiérrez, jurist and politician, member of the

Congress of the Union The Congress of the Union ( es, Congreso de la Unión, ), formally known as the General Congress of the United Mexican States (''Congreso General de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos''), is the legislature of the federal government of Mexico cons ...

(2003–2006); (d.

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

). *June 16 — Salvador Pineda, soap opera actor * October 19 — Verónica Castro, actress, singer, producer, former model, and presenter. *November 21 –

Jorge Arturo García Rubí Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius' ...

, lawyer, politician (PRI), Governor of Morelos (May–September 2000). * November 24 — Laura León, actress and singer *December 5 —

Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares (born December 5, 1952) is a Mexican politician and former Governor of Veracruz from 2016 to 2018. Biography Early political career in the PRI Yunes graduated from the Universidad Veracruzana with a law degree in ...

, politician (PRI); Governor of Veracruz 2016 - 2018 *Date unknown — Enrique Caballero Vela, actor (d.

Deaths

12 June Events Pre-1600 * 910 – Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors. * 1240 – At the instigation of Louis IX of Franc ...

—

Genovevo de la O Genovevo de la O (January 3, 1876 – June 12, 1952) was an important figure in the Mexican Revolution in Morelos. He was born in Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Morelos,Genovevo de la O accessed Dec 28, 2018 to sharecropper parents. He was ...

, general of the Liberation Army of the South during the

Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution ( es, Revolución Mexicana) was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from approximately 1910 to 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It resulted in the destruction ...

(b. 1876) *

21 July Events Pre-1600 * 356 BC – The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson. * 230 – Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the ...

– Pedro Lascuráin, 34th President of Mexico for 45 minutes in 1914 (b. 1856)

References

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