Events in the year 1969 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Federal government

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): Luis Echeverría Álvarez (until 10 November),

Mario Moya Palencia Mario Moya Palencia (14 June 1933 – 9 October 2006) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Presidents Gustavo Díaz Ordaz and Luis Echeve ...

(starting 11 November) * Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): Antonio Carrillo Flores * Communications Secretary (SCT): José Antonio Padilla Segura * Education Secretary (SEP): Agustín Yáñez *

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): 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 ...

: Antonio Vázquez del Mercado * Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare: Salomón González Blanco * Secretary of Welfare: Gilberto Valenzuela/ Luis Enrique Bracamontes

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 ...

: Francisco Guel Jiménez * Baja California: Raúl Sánchez Díaz Martell *

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 ...

: Carlos Sansores Pérez *

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, ...

: José Castillo Tielemans *

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 Flores Sánchez Oscar Flores Sánchez (June 22, 1907 – November 20, 1986) was a Mexican attorney and politician. He was Governor of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua from 1968 to 1974 and the Attorney General of Mexico The Attorney General of t ...

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 ...

Braulio Fernández Aguirre Braulio is a given name. *Braulio Estima, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist *Braulio García, a Spanish singer-songwriter who is often credited as "Braulio". *Braulio Guerra, Mexican politician *Braulio Mari, a Spanish sin ...

Eulalio Gutiérrez Treviño Eulalio is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Eulalio Avila (born 1941), Mexican basketball player *Eulalio Ferrer (1921–2009), Spanish-Mexican entrepreneur *Eulalio García (born 1951), Spanish cyclist *Eulalio González ...

* Colima:

Pablo Silva García Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul. People *Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer *Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer * Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist *Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer *Pablo Brenes ...

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 ...

Alejandro Páez Urquidi Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Russ ...

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 ...

Manuel M. Moreno 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 ...

* Guerrero: Raymundo Abarca Alarcón/

Caritino Maldonado Pérez Caritino Maldonado Pérez (October 5, 1915 – April 17, 1971) was a Mexican politician who served as the Governor of Guerrero List of governors of Guerrero since it became a Federated state, state of Mexico in 1917. References See also ...

* Hidalgo:

Carlos Ramírez Guerrero Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhe ...

Manuel Sánchez Vite 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 ...

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 ...

: Francisco Medina Ascencio *

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 ...

: Juan Fernández Albarrán/

Carlos Hank González Carlos Hank González (August 27, 1927–August 11, 2001), nicknamed ''El Profesor'' ("The Professor"), was a Mexican politician and businessman. Originally a teacher, he was an entrepreneur who built political contacts along with businesse ...

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 ...

: Carlos Gálvez Betancourt *

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 ...

: Emilio Riva Palacio * Nayarit: Julián Gazcón Mercado *

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 Elizondo * Oaxaca:

Víctor Bravo Ahuja Víctor Bravo Ahuja (20 February 1918 – 2 September 1990) was a Mexican politician and academician who served as Secretary of Public Education (Mexico), Secretary of Public Education in the administration of Luis Echeverría (1970–76), as G ...

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 ...

Aarón Merino Fernández Aarón is the Spanish form of the Biblical name Aharon. Notable people who are often referred to solely by this name include: * Puerto Rican Pentecostal sect leader Teófilo Vargas Seín, who uses Aarón as his religious title * Aarón Ñíguez (b ...

Rafael Moreno Valle Rafael Moreno Valle (August 13, 1917 – February 13, 2016) was a Mexican military physician and politician. A member of PRI, he served as the Governor of Puebla from 1969 to 1974, as well as the Secretary of Health from 1964 to 1968 under P ...

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 ...

Juventino Castro Sánchez José Juventino Leonardo Castro Sanchez (25 January 1919 – 3 February 2006) was a Mexican transportation and political entrepreneur. He was Governor of Querétaro from 1967 to 1973. Biography Castro Sanchez was born in Amealco, Querétaro ...

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 ...

Antonio Rocha Cordero Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

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 ...

: Alfredo Valdés Montoya *

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 ...

Faustino Félix Serna Faustino may refer to: *Faustino (name), including a list of people with the name *Faustino (platform), a physical computing platform * Faustino, an ape in the Kasakela chimpanzee community *Bodegas Faustino The Bodegas Faustino vineyard is loca ...

* Tabasco: Manuel R. Mora Martínez * Tamaulipas: Praxedis Balboa/ Manuel A. Rabize * Tlaxcala: Anselmo Cervantes/ Ignacio Bonillas * Veracruz: Rafael Murillo Vidal * Yucatán: Luis Torres Mesías * Zacatecas:

Pedro Ruiz González Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...

* Regent of the Federal District: Alfonso Corona del Rosal

Events

Allende meteorite The Allende meteorite is the largest carbonaceous chondrite ever found on Earth. The fireball was witnessed at 01:05 on February 8, 1969, falling over the Mexican state of Chihuahua. After it broke up in the atmosphere, an extensive search for ...

falls in Allende,

. * The Universidad Regiomontana, the Autonomous University of Nayarit and the University of Monterrey are established. * Treaty of Tlatelolco * Non-nuclear Proliferation Treaty for Latin America and the Caribbean * March 31:

Mina de Barroterán coal mine disaster Mina may refer to: Places Iran * Minaq, East Azerbaijan * Mina, Fars * Mineh, Lorestan Province * Mina, Razavi Khorasan * Mehneh, Razavi Khorasan Province United States * Mina, California * Mina, Nevada * Mina, New York * Mina, Ohio * ...

* June 4: Mexicana Flight 704 * June 27–30: The American rock group The Doors perform four concerts in Mexico City. * September 4: Opening of the Mexico City Metro Line 1

Awards

* Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor –

María Cámara Vales María Casimira Cámara Vales (March 4, 1877 – April 14, 1970) was an educator who served as the First Lady of Mexico, second lady of Mexico from 1911 to 1913 as the wife of Vice President of Mexico, Vice President José María Pino Suárez. Pr ...

Film

List of Mexican films of 1969 A list of the films produced in Mexico in 1969 (see 1969 in film): 1969 See also *1969 in Mexico External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mexican Films Of 1969 1969 Films Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to ...

Sport

1968–69 Mexican Primera División season Statistics of the México Primera División for the 1968–69 season. Overview Laguna was promoted to Primera División. The season was contested by 16 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship. The season was suspended from September 16 to N ...

1969 Mexican Grand Prix The 1969 Gran Premio de Mexico (Mexican Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City on October 19, 1969, two weeks after the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. It was race 11 of 11 ...

* May 31 – June 21:

1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May t ...

* October 3 – 5:

1969 World Judo Championships The 1969 World Judo Championships were the 6th edition of the Men's World Judo Championships, and were held in Mexico City, Mexico from 23–25 October, 1969. Medal overview Men Medal table External links results on judoinside.com
retr ...

held in Mexico City.

Births

January 13 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years. * 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the racing ...

— Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, Mexican writer, wife of Andrés Manuel López Obrador *January 31 — Urbano Zea, swimmer who competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

; (d. 2018) *June 17 —

Claudia Pavlovich Arellano Claudia Artemiza Pavlovich Arellano (born 17 June 1969) is a Mexican politician and lawyer affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). She served as Governor of Sonora from 2016 to 2021, the first woman to govern the state. Pr ...

, lawyer and first female Governor of Sonora starting

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*June 29 —

Guillermo Padrés Elías Guillermo Padrés Elías (born 29 June 1969 in Arizpe, Mexico but raised in Cananea, Mexico) is a Mexican politician and a member of the '' Partido Acción Nacional'' ("National Action Party", PAN). He served as Governor of Sonora from 2009 to 2 ...

, Governor of Sonora 2009-2015. Arrested for embezzlement on November 10,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

and released on February 2,

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

*April 21 — Carlos Mendoza Davis, lawyer and Governor of Baja California Sur starting

*May 9 — Benjamín Rivera, voice actor *July 9 —

Eduardo Santamarina Eduardo Hernández García Santamarina (; born 9 July 1969) is a Mexican film, theater, and television actor who is known for his leading roles in many telenovelas. Beside Televisa telenovelas, Santamarina appeared in some Telemundo telenovelas. ...

, actor *August 5 — Diego Schoening, singer, actor, television host *September 1 — Armando Araiza, actor *September 28 — Pedro Fernández, singer, songwriter, actor *October 24 — Adela Noriega, actress *Date unknown **

Marco Antonio Mena Rodríguez Marco Antonio Mena Rodríguez (born 1969) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Governor of Tlaxcala from January 2017 to August 2021. He won the 2016 gubernatorial elections after previously serving in several admi ...

, Governor of Tlaxcala starting

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. **Armando Mendoza Duarte, politician.

Deaths

* September 22 – Adolfo López Mateos, 48th President of Mexico (b.

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Januar ...

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References

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