Events in the year 1962 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Federal government

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Adolfo López Mateos Adolfo López Mateos (; 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969) was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Beginning his political career as a campaign aide of José Vasconcelos during his run for president, Lóp ...

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 natural ...

(SEGOB):

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños (; 12 March 1911 – 15 July 1979) was a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. Díaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés ...

Secretary of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

(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 ...

* Communications Secretary (SCT):

Walter Cross Buchanan Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

* Education Secretary (SEP):

Jaime Torres Bodet Jaime Mario Torres Bodet (17 April 1902 – 13 May 1974) was a prominent Mexican politician and writer who served in the executive cabinet of three President of Mexico, Presidents of Mexico. Life Torres Bodet was born in Mexico City. His mot ...

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): Agustín Olachea *

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 ...

: Manuel Zermeño Araico/ Antonio Vázquez del Mercado * Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare: Salomón González Blanco * Secretary of Welfare: Javier Barros Sierra

Supreme Court

* President of the Supreme Court: Alfonso Guzmán Neyra

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 ...

**Luis Ortega Douglas (until November 30) **

Enrique Olivares Santana Enrique Olivares Santana (8 August 1920 – 18 March 2004) was a Mexican teacher, diplomat, and politician who was governor of Aguascalientes (1962—1968), a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and Secretary of the Interio ...

(starting December 1) *

Baja California Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...

: Eligio Esquivel Méndez *

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 ...

: José Ortiz Avila *

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, ...

Samuel León Brindis Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bib ...

* Chihuahua:

Teófilo Borunda Teófilo Borunda Ortiz ( Satevó, Chihuahua, February 4, 1912 – March 18, 2001, Ciudad Juárez) was a Mexican politician, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Governor of Chihuahua from 1956 to 1962, and was a senator and feder ...

/ Práxedes Ginér Durán *

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 ...

Raúl Madero González Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...

Colima Colima (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is one of the 31 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and ...

: Francisco Velasco Curiel *

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 ...

: Francisco González de la Vega/ Rafael Hernández Piedras/

Enrique Dupré Ceniceros 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 ...

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 ...

: Juan José Torres Landa * Guerrero:

Arturo Martínez Adame Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur. People *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer *Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (b. 1982), Bra ...

* Hidalgo:

Oswaldo Cravioto Cisneros Oswaldo (Spanish for "Oswald") is a Spanish masculine given name. It may refer to: *Oswaldo Castillo, Nicaraguan-American gardener/construction worker-turned-actor *Oswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, epidemiologist and ...

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 ...

: Juan Gil Preciado *

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 ...

Gustavo Baz Gustavo Baz Prada (Tlalnepantla, 31 January 1894 – Mexico City, 12 October 1987) was a Mexican politician and medical doctor. He was Governor of the State of Mexico from 1914 to 1915 and from 1957 to 1963.Anzaldo, p. 255. Life Baz Prada's ...

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 ...

David Franco Rodríguez David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

Agustín Arriaga Agustín is a Spanish given name and sometimes a surname. It is related to Augustín. People with the name include: Given name * Agustín (footballer), Spanish footballer * Agustín Calleri (born 1976), Argentine tennis player * Agustín C� ...

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 ...

: Norberto López Avelar * Nayarit:

Francisco García Montero 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 ...

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 ...

: Eduardo Livas Villarreal * Oaxaca: Alfonso Pérez Gasca/ Rodolfo Brena Torres *

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 ...

: Arturo Fernández Aguirre *

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 ...

Manuel González Cosío Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel Charles Fuqua Manuel Jr. (born January 4, 1944), is an American former professional baseball playe ...

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 ...

: Manuel López Dávila *

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 ...

: Gabriel Leyva Velásquez *

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 ...

Luis Encinas Johnson Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish language, Spanish form of the originally Germanic language, Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese language, Portuguese and ...

* Tabasco: Carlos A. Madrazo Becerra * Tamaulipas:

Norberto Treviño Zapata Norberto may refer to: *Norberto Alonso (born 1953), former Argentine football midfielder *Norberto Araujo (born 1978), Argentine football central defender *Norberto Aroldi (1932–1978), Argentine film actor and screenwriter *Norberto Barba (born ...

* Tlaxcala:

Joaquín Cisneros Molina Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981), Spanish football winger * Joaquín (footballer, born 198 ...

* Veracruz: Antonio María Quirasco/

Fernando López Arias Fernando López Arias (August 8, 1905 – July 3, 1978) was a Mexican politician and governor of Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( ...

* Yucatán:

Agustín Franco Aguilar Agustín is a Spanish given name and sometimes a surname. It is related to Augustín. People with the name include: Given name * Agustín (footballer), Spanish footballer * Agustín Calleri (born 1976), Argentine tennis player * Agustín C� ...

/ José Rodríguez Elías * Zacatecas:

Francisco E. García 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 of ...

* Regent of the Federal District: Ernesto P. Uruchurtu

Events

* March 21: Beginning of the

1962 Mexico City radiation accident In March–August 1962, a radiation incident in Mexico City occurred when a ten-year-old boy took home an unprotected industrial radiography source. Four people died from overexposure to radiation from a 5- Ci cobalt-60 capsule, an industrial rad ...

* April 30:

Roman Catholic Diocese of Apatzingan The Diocese of Apatzingan ( la, Dioecesis Apatzinganiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. Its c ...

established. * May 23: Rubén Jaramillo is assassinated in Morelos by the Mexican Army.

Awards

Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – María Tereza Montoya

Film

* List of Mexican films of 1962

Sport

* 1961–62 Mexican Primera División season * 1962 Mexican Grand Prix * Mexico defeats Yugoslavia in the Americas Zone final of the

1962 Davis Cup The 1962 Davis Cup was the 51st edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone. Iran and the ...

* 1962 World Modern Pentathlon Championships are held in Mexico City.

Births

*April 24 — Juan Manuel Carreras, Governor of San Luis Potosí starting

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. *May 7 — Ari Telch, soap opera actor *May 13 —

Eduardo Palomo Eduardo Estrada Palomo (; (Mexico City; May 13, 1962 – Los Angeles; † November 6, 2003) was a Mexican actor. Palomo became famous across Mexico and Latin America after his 1993 characterization of ''Juan del Diablo'' in '' Corazón salvaje' ...

, actor (d.

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) *May 17 — Arturo Peniche, soap opera actor *May 31 — Victoria Ruffo, soap opera actress *June 24 — Claudia Sheinbaum, scientist and Mayor of Mexico City starting

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*August 7 –

Miroslava Breach Miroslava Breach Velducea (7 August 1962 – 23 March 2017) was a Mexican investigative journalist for ''La Jornada'' and ''Norte de Juárez'' in Chihuahua City, Mexico known for her reportage of human rights violations, drug trafficking, and g ...

, journalist (La Jornada and El Norte de Chihuahua) (d. 2017). * August 12 –

Ariel López Padilla Ariel López Padilla (born August 12, 1962 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his acting in many telenovelas such as Gata Salvaje, Pecados Ajenos, Inocente de ti. Ariel Lopez works for most famous telenov ...

, actor *August 15 — Mario Anguiano Moreno, Governor of Colima 2009-2015 * August 18 – Felipe Calderón, 56th President of Mexico (2006-2012) *August 26 — Omar Fayad, Governor of Hidalgo starting

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*September 23 — Alberto Estrella, actor *October 23 —

Quirino Ordaz Coppel Quirino Ordaz Coppel (born October 24, 1962) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the Governor of the state of Sinaloa from 2017 to 2021. He previously served as a federal ...

, lawyer and politician (PRI); Governor of Sinaloa 2017–2021

Deaths

* May 23 — Rubén Jaramillo, military and peasant leader in Morelos, assassinated (b.

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

)

References

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