Events in the year 1988 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Federal government

Miguel de la Madrid Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado (; 12 December 1934 – 1 April 2012) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 59th president of Mexico from 1982 to 1988. Inheriting a severe economic an ...

(until November 30), Carlos Salinas de Gortari (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): Manuel Bartlett Díaz/ Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios * Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE):

Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor (born 14 December 1941) is a Mexican diplomat and jurist. He was Secretary of Foreign Affairs during the 1980s under President Miguel de la Madrid and is a former judge of the International Court of Justice. Biography H ...

Fernando Solana Fernando Solana Morales (February 8, 1931 – March 23, 2016) was a Mexican diplomat, politician and businessman. He served as the Mexican Secretary of Public Education, of Commerce and of Foreign Affairs. Biography Born in Mexico City, Fern ...

* Communications Secretary (SCT):

Daniel Díaz Díaz Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength ...

/ Andrés Caso Lombardo * Education Secretary (SEP): Manuel Bartlett *

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): Juan Arévalo Gardoqui/

Antonio Riviello Bazán 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 male ...

* Secretary of Navy:

Miguel Ángel Gómez Ortega --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disambi ...

/ Mauricio Scheleske Sánchez * Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare: Arsenio Farell Cubillas * Secretary of Welfare: Manuel Camacho Solís/ Gabino Fraga/Patricio Chirinos Calero * Secretary of Public Education:

Miguel González Avelar Miguel González Avelar (March 19, 1937 – November 22, 2011) was a Mexican politician who served as the Secretariat of Public Education, Secretary of Public Education from 1985 to 1988 within the government of President Miguel de la Madrid. He d ...

/ Manuel Bartlett Díaz * Tourism Secretary (SECTUR):

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 ...

* Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT):

Pedro Ojeda Paullada 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, meani ...

/ María de los Angeles Moreno * Secretary of Health (SALUD): Guillermo Soberón Acevedo/ Jesús Kumate Rodríguez

Supreme Court

* President of the Supreme Court: Carlos del Río Rodríguez

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 ...

: Miguel Ángel Barberena Vega * Baja California: Xicoténcatl Leyva Mortera (PRI) *

Baja California Sur Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...

Víctor Manuel Liceaga Ruibal Víctor Manuel Liceaga Ruibal (February 11, 1935 – February 13, 2012) was a Mexican politician. Liceaga Ruibal served as the Governor of Baja California Sur from 1987 to 1993. He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). ...

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 ...

: Abelardo Carrillo Zavala *

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, ...

Absalón Castellanos Domínguez Absalón Castellanos Domínguez (2 October 1923 – 10 March 2017) was a Mexican politician. He was Commandant of the Heroic Military Academy from 1976 to 1980 and served as Governor of Chiapas from 1982 to 1988. References 1923 births ...

Patrocinio González Garrido Patrocinio González Garrido (18 May 1934 – 30 November 2021) was a Mexican politician who served as a Senator and Governor of Chiapas The governor of Chiapas is the chief executive of the Mexican state of Chiapas. The state constitution stip ...

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 ...

Fernando Baeza Meléndez Fernando Baeza Meléndez (born January 21, 1942 in Delicias, Chihuahua) is a Mexican politician and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Baeza served as the Governor of Chihuahua from 1986 to 1992. In 1986, was elected Gover ...

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 ...

Eliseo Mendoza Berrueto Eliseo Francisco Mendoza Berrueto (13 April 1931 – 17 May 2022)
was a ...

* Colima:

Elías Zamora Verduzco Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

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 ...

Armando del Castillo Franco Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

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 ...

: Rafael Corrales Ayala * Guerrero: José Francisco Ruiz Massieu * Hidalgo:

Adolfo Lugo Verduzco Adolfo Lugo Verduzco (24 March 1933 – 21 January 2022) was a Mexican politician and speaker, affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was a senator, chairman of the PRI and governor of Hidalgo. Biography Lugo Verduzco ...

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 ...

: Enrique Álvarez del Castillo/ Francisco Rodríguez Gómez *

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 ...

Mario Ramón Beteta Mario Ramón Beteta Monsalve (7 July 1925 – 5 October 2004) was a Mexican economist who served as the last Secretary of Finance in the cabinet of President Luis Echeverría (1975–76), as director-general of Pemex (1982–87) and as gove ...

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 ...

: Luis Martínez Villicaña *

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 ...

Lauro Ortega Martínez Lauro Ortega Martínez (June 8, 1910 – July 22, 1999) was a Mexican politician and veterinarian. He served as the Governor of Morelos from 1982 to 1988, succeeding Armando León Bejarano. Ortega also served as the national President of ...

(PRI), until May 18. **Antonio Riva Palacio (PRI), starting May 18. * Governor of Nayarit, Nayarit: Celso Humberto Delgado Ramírez * Governor of Nuevo León, Nuevo León: Jorge Treviño * Governor of Oaxaca, Oaxaca: Heladio Ramírez López * Governor of Puebla, Puebla: Mariano Piña Olaya * Governor of Querétaro, Querétaro: Mariano Palacios Alcocer * Governor of Quintana Roo, Quintana Roo: Miguel Borge Martín * Governor of San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí: no data * Governor of Sinaloa, Sinaloa: Francisco Labastida * Governor of Sonora, Sonora: Rodolfo Félix Valdés * Governor of Tabasco, Tabasco: José María Peralta López * Governor of Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas: Américo Villarreal Guerra * Governor of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala: Beatriz Paredes Rangel * Governor of Veracruz, Veracruz: Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios/Dante Delgado Rannauro * Governor of Yucatán, Yucatán: Víctor Cervera Pacheco/Víctor Manzanilla Schaffer * Governor of Zacatecas, Zacatecas: Genaro Borrego Estrada *List of mayors of Mexico City, Regent of Mexico City **Ramón Aguirre Velázquez ** Manuel Camacho Solís

Events

* The National Council for Culture and Arts is established. * The Graphic Arts Institute of Oaxaca is established * July 6: 1988 Mexican general election * August 31 – September 8: Hurricane Debby (1988), Hurricane Debby * September 8–19: Hurricane Gilbert

Awards

*Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – Rufino Tamayo

Film

* List of Mexican films of 1988

Sport

* 1987–88 Mexican Primera División season * Diablos Rojos del México win the Mexican League. * Atlético Boca del Río and Venados de Yucatán are founded. * 1988 Mexican Grand Prix * Mexico at the 1988 Winter Olympics * Mexico at the 1988 Summer Olympics * Mexico at the 1988 Summer Paralympics * 1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics in Mexico City.

Births

* February 5 – Karin Ontiveros, beauty queen * April 29 — Elías Hernández, footballer * May 21 — Aída Román, archer *November 23 — Ezequiel Orozco, soccer player (Club Necaxa), (d. 2018)

Deaths

*April 25 — Roberto Salido Beltrán, military aviator (b. 1912) *July 11 — Oscar Flores Tapia, journalist, writer, and politician (PRI); Governor of Coahuila 1975–1981 (b. 1913 in Mexico, 1913) *August 9 – Ramón Valdés, Mexican actor (b. 1923 in Mexico, 1923) *December 9 – Alfredo Woodward Téllez, businessman and politician (b. 1905)

References

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