This is a list of events that happened in

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.

Incumbents

Federal government

President

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 ...

Felipe Calderon Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy ...

, until November 30 **

Enrique Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican politician who served as the 64th president of Mexico from 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party ...

, starting December 1

Cabinet

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) **

Alejandro Poiré Romero Alejandro Poiré Romero (; born January 15, 1971) is a Mexican politician who served as the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón from 17 November 2011 to 1 December 2012, following the death of Francisco Blake Mora in a ...

, until November 30 **

Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong (; 5 August 1964) is a Mexican politician who served as the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Enrique Peña Nieto. He was Governor of Hidalgo until April 2011. Early life Born in Pachuca, Hidalgo, he is a ...

, starting December 1 *

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) **

Patricia Espinosa Patricia Espinosa Cantellano (born October 21, 1958) is a Mexican diplomat who served as the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2016 to 2022. She was Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet o ...

, until November 30 **

José Antonio Meade José Antonio Meade Kuribreña (; born 27 February 1969) is a Mexican politician, economist, lawyer, and diplomat. He served as a cabinet minister under President of Mexico, Presidents Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto in a variety of por ...

, starting December 1 *

Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development ( es , Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural; SADER) is Mexico's agriculture ministry. The current secretary under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), starting December 1, ...

(SEGARPA) ** Francisco Javier Mayorga Castañeda, until November 30 **

Enrique Martínez y Martínez Enrique Martinez y Martinez (born 10 November 1948 in Saltillo) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Revolutionary Institutional Party. He has served as Mexico's Ambassador to Cuba since 2016. He previously served as Governor of Coahuil ...

, starting December 1 * Secretary of Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU) **

Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín (born August 14, 1961) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who since September 2018, serves as a Senator to the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress for the state of Yucatá ...

(starting December 1) * Communications Secretary (SCT) **

Dionisio Pérez-Jácome Friscione Dionisio Arturo Pérez-Jácome Friscione (born 1967) is a Mexican economist who is currently Mexico's Ambassador to Canada, having entered office on June 22, 2017. He has also worked as Mexico's Permanent Representative to the Organisation for ...

, until November 30 **

Gerardo Ruiz Esparza Gerardo Ruiz Esparza (, April 22, 1949 – April 1, 2020), was a Mexican attorney and politician who served as the Secretary of Communications and Transportation in the cabinet of Enrique Peña Nieto. Early life Born in Mexico City, Ruiz Espar ...

, starting December 1 * Education Secretary (SEP) **

Alonso Lujambio Alonso José Ricardo Lujambio Irazábal (2 September 1962 – 25 September 2012) was a Mexican academic and politician who served as Secretary of Public Education in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón. Lujambio served as member of the ...

, until March 16 **

José Ángel Córdova José Ángel Córdova Villalobos (born 19 August 1953, in Mexico) is a Mexican politician who served as Secretary of Health and Secretary of Public Education during Felipe Calderón administration. Córdova Villalobos obtained a medical degree, a ...

, March 16-November 30 **

Emilio Chuayffet Chemor Emilio Chuayffet Chemor (born 3 October 1951) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party since 1969. He previously held the office of Governor of the State of Mexico from 1993 to 1995 and Secretary ...

, starting December 1 *

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) **

Guillermo Galván Galván Guillermo Galván Galván (born January 19, 1943) is a Mexican general. He formerly served as secretary of National Defense for the government of Felipe Calderon. He was succeeded 1 December 2012 by Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda. He holds a mast ...

, until November 30 **

Salvador Cienfuegos Cepeda Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' (S ...

, starting December 1 *

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 ...

(SEMAR) **

Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza (20 September 1942 – 4 November 2020) was an admiral in the Mexican Navy. Career Born in Veracruz, Veracruz, Saynez enrolled in the Navy on 22 January 1959 and graduated as a cadet of the Heroic Naval Academy ...

, until November 30 **

Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz Admiral Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz (born May 17, 1953) is a Mexican Navy officer who served as the Secretariat of the Navy (Mexico), Secretary of the Navy. Early life Admiral Soberón Sanz finished his primary and secondary studies in Mexico ...

, starting December 1 * Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) **

Rosalinda Vélez Juárez Rosalinda may refer to: *Rosalinda (given name) * ''Rosalinda'' (album), a 2015 album by Marco Di Meco *Rosalinda (musical), a 1942 Broadway musical adapted from Johann Strauss II's ''Die Fledermaus'' * ''Rosalinda'' (Mexican TV series), a Mexican ...

, until November 30 **

Alfonso Navarrete Prida Alfonso Navarrete Prida (born 13 October 1963) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as the Secretary of the Interior in 2018. He previously served as the Secretary of Labor of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. F ...

(starting December 1) * Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL) **

Heriberto Félix Guerra Jesús Heriberto Félix Guerra (born 12 March 1962) is a Mexican economist and entrepreneur invited to the policy since 2004, a supporter of the National Action Party. He graduated in economics from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Su ...

, until November 30 **

Rosario Robles María del Rosario Robles Berlanga (; born 1956) is a Mexican politician who served as the Secretary of Social Development in the cabinet of Enrique Peña Nieto. She also was substitute Head of Government of the Federal District ("Mayor of Me ...

, starting December 1 * Tourism Secretary (SECTUR) **

Gloria Guevara Gloria Guevara Manzo (born September 1, 1967) is a business executive with experience in the private and public sectors. She was Secretary of Tourism for Mexico from March 10, 2010 to November 30, 2012. Guevara began her professional career at ...

, until November 30 **

Claudia Ruiz Massieu Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas, (born 10 July 1972) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. She served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs following her appointment by President Enrique Peña Nieto in 2 ...

, starting December 1 * Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT) **

Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada (born 11 April 1956 in Mexico City) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party who served as Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón. He is also a ...

, until November 30 **

Juan José Guerra Abud Juan José Guerra Abud (born January 4, 1952) is an entrepreneur and a Mexican politician, member of the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico, who was in charge as of Minister of Environment and Natural Resources in the government of Enrique Peña ...

, starting December 1 *

Secretary of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate Minister of Mental Health, ministers ...

(SALUD) ** Salomón Chertorivski Woldenberg, November 30 **

Mercedes Juan López Mercedes Martha Juan López (born 22 April 1943), is a Mexican doctor, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, has been a federal deputy and first female Secretary of Health between 1 December 2012 and 8 February 2016. Mercedes Juan is ...

, starting December 1 *

Secretary of Finance and Public Credit The Secretariat of the Treasury and Public Credit ( es, Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, SHCP) is the finance ministry of Mexico. The Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the department, and is a member of the federal executive ...

(SHCP) **

, until November 30 **

Luis Videgaray Caso Luis Videgaray Caso (born August 10, 1968) is a Mexican politician who served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018. Previously he was the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, also in the cabinet of Enrique Peña Nieto, from 20 ...

, starting December 1 * Secretary of Economy (SE) ** Bruno Ferrari García de Alba, until November 30 ** Idelfonso Guajardo, starting December 1 *

Secretary of Energy The United States secretary of energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The position was created on October 1, 1977, when Pr ...

(SENER) ** Jordy Herrera Flores, until November 30 **

Pedro Joaquín Coldwell Pedro Joaquín Coldwell (born August 5, 1950 in Cozumel, Quintana Roo) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Personal life and education Joaquín Coldwell studied law at the Universidad Iberoamer ...

, starting December 1 **

Comisión Federal de Electricidad The Comisión Federal de Electricidad ( en, Federal Electricity Commission) is the state-owned electric utility of Mexico, widely known as CFE. It is the country's dominant electric company, and the country's second most powerful state-owned comp ...

(CFE) *** Francisco Rojas Gutiérrez, starting December 1 **

Pemex Pemex (a portmanteau of Petróleos Mexicanos, which translates to ''Mexican Petroleum'' in English; ) is the Mexican state-owned petroleum company managed and operated by the Mexican government. It was formed in 1938 by nationalization and expr ...

*** Emilio Lozoya, starting December 1 *

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

(PRG) ** Marisela Morales, until December 4) **

Jesús Murillo Karam Jesús Murillo Karam (born 2 March 1947) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as governor of the state of Hidalgo from 1993 to 1998. In 1998 he became Undersecretary of Pub ...

, starting December 4 *Chief of Staff:

Aurelio Nuño Mayer Aurelio Nuño Mayer is a Mexican politician. He served as the Mexican Minister of Public Education during August 2015 to December 2017. Aurelio Nuño received a degree in political science and administration at the Universidad Iberoamericana, a ...

, starting December 4 *''Coordinación de Comunicación Social de Presidencia'' (Coordination of Social Communication of the Presidency): David López Gutiérrez (starting December 1) *''Estado Mayor Presidencial'' (Presidential Security Staff): Rodolfo Miranda Moreno, (starting December 1)

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 ...

Carlos Lozano de la Torre Carlos Lozano de la Torre (born February 9, 1950) is a Mexican politician and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was elected Governor of Aguascalientes List of Governors of the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. ...

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 ...

José Guadalupe Osuna Millán José Guadalupe Osuna Millán (born December 10, 1955) is a Mexican economist and politician member of the National Action Party (PAN) who served as Governor of Baja California. Personal life and education Osuna graduated in Economics from t ...

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 ...

Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor Marcos Alberto Covarrubias Villaseñor (born July 2, 1967) is a Mexican politician. He has been the governor of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur since April 5, 2012. Covarrubias Villaseñor was a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of ...

, *

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 ...

Fernando Ortega Bernés Fernando Ortega Bernés (born February 16, 1958) is a Mexican politician who served as the 16th Governor of Campeche from 2009 to 2015. He has previously served as a mayor and local state senator in Campeche. Ortega Bernes was born on February ...

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, ...

** Juan Sabines Guerrero,

Coalition for the Good of All The Coalition for the Good of All ( es, Coalición por el Bien de Todos) was a left-wing coalition created by the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), Convergence and the Labor Party (PT) to support Andrés Manuel López Obrador as a candid ...

, until December 7 **

Manuel Velasco Coello Manuel Velasco Coello (born 7 April 1980) is a Mexican lawyer and politician and a member of PVEM. He served as the Governor of Chiapas from 2012 to 2018. He was the first PVEM politician to become a governor. Prior to his governorship, he serve ...

, starting December 8 *

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 ...

César Duarte Jáquez César Horacio Duarte Jáquez (born April 14, 1963) is a Mexican politician, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, who has twice been a federal deputy. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico from 2008 to 2009, while ...

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 ...

Rubén Moreira Valdez Rubén Ignacio Moreira Valdez (b. Saltillo, Coahuila, April 18, 1963) is a Mexican politician. He has a degree in Law from the Autonomous University of Coahuila (UAdeC) and in Social Sciences from the Superior Normal School of his state. He h ...

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 ...

Mario Anguiano Moreno Mario Anguiano Moreno (born August 15, 1962 in Tinajas, Colima) is a Mexican politician and member of the who served as the Governor of Colima from 2009 to 2015. He also previously served as the municipal president of the state capital of Colim ...

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 ...

Jorge Herrera Caldera Jorge Herrera Caldera (born January 8, 1963) is a Mexican who has served as the Governor of Durango since September 2010. He is a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party . Herrera was elected Governor of Durango in 2010 with 46.4% of t ...

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 ...

: Miguel Márquez Márquez *

Guerrero Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ...

Ángel Aguirre Rivero Ángel Heladio Aguirre Rivero (born 21 April 1956) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRD, formerly to the PRI, who served as Governor of Guerrero from 2011 until he stepped down October 23, 2014. He has been a member of both the Ch ...

Hidalgo Hidalgo may refer to: People * Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility * Hidalgo (surname) Places Mexico * Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico * Hidalgo, Coahuila, a town in the north Mexican state of Coahuila * Hidalgo, Nuevo Le� ...

Francisco Olvera Ruiz José Francisco Olvera Ruiz (born June 15, 1956) is a Mexican politician and a member of Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was Municipal president (Mayor) of Pachuca and from April 1, 2011, to September 5, 2016, served as Governor of Hidalgo ...

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 ...

Emilio González Márquez Emilio González Márquez (born 12 November 1960 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). He served as Governor of Jalisco. Political career González was an active member of the ...

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 ...

Eruviel Ávila Villegas Eruviel Ávila Villegas (born May 1, 1969) is a Mexican politician, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI), and the Governor of the State of Mexico from 2011 to 2017. Before that, he was Mayo ...

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 ...

Fausto Vallejo Fausto Vallejo y Figueroa (born May 17, 1949 in Morelia, Michoacán) is a Mexican lawyer, politician, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), a and former governor of Michoacán. He has served three times as mayor of Morelia, ...

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 ...

Marco Antonio Adame Marco Antonio Adame Castillo (born 6 December 1960) is a Mexican politician, medical doctor, and member of the National Action Party (PAN). He served as governor of Morelos for the term of 2006—2012. Adame studied medicine and surgery at ...

, until October 1. **

Graco Ramírez Graco Luis Ramírez Garrido Abreu (born 26 June 1949) is a Mexican left-wing politician affiliated with the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) who was Governor of Morelos for the 2012–2018 term. He served in the upper house of Congress as s ...

, starting October 1. *

Nayarit Nayarit (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit), is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its ...

Roberto Sandoval Castañeda Roberto Sandoval Castañeda (born 15 November 1969) is a Mexicans, Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. From 2011 to 2017 he served as Governor of Nayarit. He also served as Municipal President of Tepic betwe ...

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 ...

Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz (born September 9, 1972 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon) is Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as Governor of Nuevo León from 2009 to 2015. He was linked by ''Operation Tor ...

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

Gabino Cué Monteagudo Gabino Cué Monteagudo (born February 23, 1966 in Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico) is a Mexican politician. He was previously governor of the state of Oaxaca, and the first non- PRI winning candidate in the state in 80 years. He previously r ...

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 Moreno Valle Rosas Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas (30 June 1968 – 24 December 2018) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). He was the governor of Puebla from February 2011 through January 2017. Moreno Valle also served as a deputy ...

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 ...

: José Eduardo Calzada Rovirosa *

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...

Roberto Borge Angulo Roberto Borge Angulo is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served the 7th Governor of Quintana Roo (2011-2016). After the end of his term he was declared a criminal by the Mexican government du ...

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 ...

Fernando Toranzo Fernández Fernando Toranzo Fernández (born September 12, 1950) is a Mexican politician who served as the Governor of San Luis Potosí The governor of San Luis Potosí exercises the role of the executive branch of government in the Mexican state of San ...

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 ...

Mario López Valdez Mario López Valdez (born January 18, 1957), popularly known as Malova, is a Mexican businessman and politician, and a member of the National Action Party. He was a senator for the state of Sinaloa from 2006 to 2010 and municipal president of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tabasco Tabasco (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa. It is located in ...

: Andrés Granier Melo , until December 31, 2012 *

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...

Egidio Torre Cantú Egidio Torre Cantú (born June 19, 1957 in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as governor of Tamaulipas for the term 2011 through 2016. Personal life E ...

Tlaxcala Tlaxcala (; , ; from nah, Tlaxcallān ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipaliti ...

: Mariano González Zarur *

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

Javier Duarte de Ochoa Javier Duarte de Ochoa (born 19 September 1973) is a Mexican politician formerly affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as Governor of Veracruz from 2010 to 2016. He also served as congressman during the LXI Leg ...

Yucatán Yucatán (, also , , ; yua, Yúukatan ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán,; yua, link=no, Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Yúukatan. is one of the 31 states which comprise the political divisions of Mexico, federal entities of Mexico. I ...

Ivonne Ortega Pacheco Ivonne Aracely Ortega Pacheco (born November 27, 1972) is a Mexican politician from Yucatán affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), former Governor of Yucatán and current federal deputy to the LXIII Legislature of the Mexica ...

, until September 30 **

Rolando Zapata Bello Rolando Rodrigo Zapata Bello (born 11 August 1968) is a Mexican politician and lawyer affiliated with the PRI who served as Governor of Yucatán, having taken office from 2012 to 2018. He also served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mex ...

, starting October 1 *

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Miguel Alonso Reyes Miguel Alejandro Alonso Reyes (born September 20, 1971) is a Mexican politician member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and former governor of Zacatecas. Early career Miguel Alonso Reyes coursed his basic education in the city of ...

Head of Government of the Federal District The Head of Government ( es, Jefe de Gobierno) wields the executive power in Mexico City. The Head of Government serves a six-year term, running concurrently with that of the President of the Republic. Mexico City, or CDMX, is the seat of natio ...

Marcelo Ebrard Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (; born 10 October 1959) is a Mexican politician who is serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) since 2018, he was appointed to lead the f ...

, until December 4 **

Miguel Ángel Mancera Miguel Ángel Mancera Espinosa (; born 16 January 1966) is a Mexican lawyer and politician who works with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). He served as the Mayor of Mexico City from 2012 to 2018. Mancera graduated from the Faculty ...

, starting December 5

Events

* January 4 –

Altamira prison brawl The Altamira prison brawl was a deadly fight that occurred on 4 January 2012 in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Officials from the state of Tamaulipas confirmed that 31 people were killed, with another thirteen injured. The fight started after a ...

: Thirty-one killed and 13 injured in a Tamaulipas prison. *February 7 – The ''Estela de Luz'' to commemorate the bicentennial of the

Independence of Mexico The Mexican War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de México, links=no, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from Spain. It was not a single, co ...

is inaugurated in Mexico City. * February 19 –

Apodaca prison riot The Apodaca prison riot occurred on 19 February 2012 at a prison in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. Mexico City officials stated that at least 44 people were killed, with another twelve injured. The ''Blog del Narco'', a blog that documents even ...

: Forty-four killed in a Nuevo León prison. * March 20 - A magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills two and leaves 30,000 homeless in

and

. *March –

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

visits

. * April 15 - Reports of superheated rock fragments being hurled into the air by the Popocateptl volcano. Ash and water vapor plumes were reported 15 times over 24 hours. * April 20 – Álamo bus accident: Forty-three killed and 17 injured in an accident in Veracruz. * April and May – 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres, April 17, April 24 and May 4. * May 3 – 2012 Veracruz murder of journalists: The bodies of two journalists were recovered in Veracruz on

World Press Freedom Day The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day, observed to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right ...

. * May 13 –

Cadereyta Jiménez massacre The Cadereyta Jiménez massacre occurred on the Fed 40 on 12–13 May 2012. Mexican officials stated that 49 people were decapitated and mutilated by members of Los Zetas drug cartel and dumped by a roadside near the city of Monterrey in north ...

: At least 49 people are killed in the Mexican Drug War. * June 9 – Miss Latin America 2012 won by Georgina Méndez Pimentel, 24, in the Riveria Maya. * June 18 and 19 – 2012 G-20 Los Cabos summit * August 12 – Edgar Morales Perez, PRI mayor-elect of

Matehuala Matehuala is the second most important city in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is located at around , at an elevation of about 1,500 m. Matehuala is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name, located in the norther ...

, and his campaign manager were assassinated by unknown attackers. * August 19: 2012 Michoacán murder of photographers * December 9: 2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash

Elections

2012 Mexican general election General elections were held in Mexico on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Voters went to the polls to elect a new president of Mexico, President of the Republic to serve a six-year term, replacing Felipe Calderón, 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies o ...

2012 Federal District of Mexico head of government election The 2012 election for 7th Head of Government of the Federal District in Mexico was held on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Outgoing Head of Government Marcelo Ebrard, who has held the office since 2006, of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) is term ...

* 2012 Chiapas gubernatorial election * 2012 Guanajuato gubernatorial election *

2012 Jalisco gubernatorial election The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Jalisco was held on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Incumbent Jalisco Governor Emilio González Márquez of the National Action Party (PAN) is retiring due to mandatory term limits, which limit all Mex ...

2012 Morelos gubernatorial election The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Morelos was held on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Incumbent Morelos Governor Marco Antonio Adame of the National Action Party (PAN) is retiring due to mandatory term limits, which limit all Mexican s ...

2012 Tabasco gubernatorial election The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Tabasco we held on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Incumbent Tabasco Governor Andrés Granier Melo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is retiring due to mandatory term limits, which limit a ...

2012 Yucatán gubernatorial election The 2012 gubernatorial election in the Mexican state of Yucatán were held on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Incumbent Yucatán Governor Ivonne Ortega Pacheco of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is retiring due to mandatory term limits, which li ...

Awards

Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor The Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor (Spanish: ''Medalla de Honor "Belisario Domínguez" del Senado de la República'') is the highest award bestowed by the Mexican Senate. It forms part of the Mexican Honors System and is currently Mexico's ...

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Ernesto de la Peña Ernesto de la Peña (; 21 November 1927 – 10 September 2012) was a Mexican writer, translator and cultural advocate. Peña was also a linguist and polyglot who studied thirty-three languages, as varied as Latin language, Latin, Greek language, ...

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post mortem An autopsy (post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death or to evaluate any dis ...

) *

Order of the Aztec Eagle The Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle ( es, Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca) forms part of the Mexican Honours System and is the highest Mexican order awarded to foreigners in the country. History It was created by decree on December 29, 193 ...

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Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono (), is an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, and philanthropist. He is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Born and raised in Dublin, he attended M ...

National Prize for Arts and Sciences The National Prize for Arts and Sciences ( es, Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes) is awarded annually by the Government of Mexico in six categories. It is part of the Mexican Honours System and was established in 1945. The prize is a gold medal a ...

**Linguistics and literature – Francisco Manuel Hernández Pérez **Physics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences – Rubén Gerardo Barrera Pérez, Carlos Artemio Coello Coello,

Susana Lizano Estela Susana Lizano Soberón (born March 29, 1957) is a Mexican Astrophysics, astrophysicist and researcher. She has specialized in the theoretical study of star formation. Studies and teaching Lizano earned a degree in physics at the School of ...

**Technology and Design – Sergio Antonio Estrada Parra **Popular Arts and Traditions - Antonio Camilo Bautista Jariz, Grupo “Cofradía de San Juan Bautista”, “Comunidad de Músicos Tradicionales formada por las Familias Vega-Utrera” **Fine arts – Arón Claudio Bitrán Goren, Helene Joy Laville Perren,

Fernando González Gortázar Fernando González Gortázar (19 October 1942 – 7 October 2022) was a Mexican architect, sculptor, and writer, considered to be one of the most influential Mexican architects of the 20th century. Life and career Fernando González Gortázar ...

**History, Social Sciences, and Philosophy – Carlos Marichal Salinas, Carlos Muñoz Izquierdo *

National Public Administration Prize The National Public Administration Prize (known in Spanish as the Premio Nacional Administración Pública or PNAP) forms part of the Mexican Honours System. It is, along with its corresponding Medal, the highest decoration that the country confe ...

Ohtli Award The Ohtli Award or Reconocimiento Ohtli is an honor the Mexican Government gives to Mexican citizens who work in the United States and other countries and who have given assistance to Mexican citizens or promoted their culture. About The Ohtli ...

** Alexander Gonzalez **

Charlie Gonzalez Charles Augustine González (born May 5, 1945) is an American Democratic politician from Texas. He represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2013. He served as Chairman of Latinos for Obama ...

Carlos Gutierrez Carlos Miguel Gutierrez (originally Gutiérrez; born November 4, 1953) is an American former CEO and former United States Secretary of Commerce. He is currently a Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of EmPath. Gutierrez is a former Chairman of the ...

Salud Carbajal Salud Ortiz Carbajal (; born November 18, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 24th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and his district covers Santa Maria, ...

** Francisco G. Cigarroa **

Paddy Moloney Paddy Moloney ( ga, Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh; 1 August 1938 – 12 October 2021) was an Irish musician, composer, and record producer. He co-founded and led the Irish musical group the Chieftains, playing on all of their 44 albums. He was parti ...

Mel Martínez Melquíades Rafael Ruiz Martínez (born October 23, 1946) is a Cuban-American lobbyist and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2005 to 2009 and as general chairman of the Republican Party from November 200 ...

** David J. Schmidly **

Richard A. Tapia Richard Alfred Tapia (born March 25, 1938) is an American mathematician and University Professor at Rice University in Houston, Texas, the university's highest academic title. Tapia is the Principal investigator on a $2 million NSF grant (2007-20 ...

** Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa **

Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in ''Miami Vice'' (1984–1989), ''American Me'' (1992) (which he also dir ...

Film

List of Mexican films of 2012 This is a list of Mexican films released in 2012. References External links * *List of 2012 box office number-one films in Mexico {{Films by country 2012 Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, pictu ...

Music

List of number-one albums of 2012 (Mexico) Top 100 Mexico is a record chart published weekly by AMPROFON (Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas), a non-profit organization composed by Mexican and multinational record companies. This association tracks record sal ...

Sport

Soccer/Football

2011–12 Mexican Primera División season The 2011–12 Primera División Profesional season was the 65th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two tournaments: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura; each of identical format and con ...

Apertura 2012 Copa MX The Copa 2012 MX Apertura was the 68th staging of the Copa MX football tournament, the 41st staging in the professional era and the first played since the 1996–97 edition. The tournament started on July 24, 2012 and concluded on October 31, 2 ...

* 2012 Copa de México de Naciones * 2012 CONCACAF Champions League Finals * 2012 Homeless World Cup * Mexico wins the 2012 Olympic Football tournament

Racing

* 2012 LATAM Challenge Series season *

2012 Rally México The 2012 Rally México was the third round of the 2012 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. The rally took place between 8 and 11 March 2012. Results Event standings *This team does not score points in the PWRC championship. Special stage ...

2012 Super Copa Telcel The 2012 Super Copa Telcel was the second season of this championship, part of the Mexican branch of SEAT León Supercopa. Reigning champion Ricardo Pérez de Lara won the series for a second time. Trofeo Ibiza was a supported event running SEA ...

Wrestling

Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2012) ''Homenaje a Dos Leyendas'' (2012) (Spanish language, Spanish for "Homage to Two Legends") was a professional wrestling supercard show event, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council"). The ''Dos Leye ...

Héroes Inmortales (2012) ''Héroes Inmortales'' (2012) ( Spanish for "Immortal Heroes") was a professional wrestling event produced by the AAA promotion, which took place on October 7, 2012, at ''Domo Centro de Espectaculos'' in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, comme ...

* Rebelión de los Juniors (2012) *

Rey del Ring (2012) Rey del Ring (2012) (Spanish for "King of the Ring") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on May 31, 2012 in Arena N ...

* IWRG Ruleta de la Muerte (2012) *

Arena Naucalpan 35th Anniversary Show The Arena Naucalpan 35th Anniversary Show was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on December 20, 2012 in Arena Naucalp ...

Caravan de Campeones (2012) The Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) held two events in 2012 under the name '' Caravana de Campeones'' ("Caravan of Champions") for the first time since they started holding the ''Caravana de ...

* El Castillo del Terror (2012) *

Prison Fatal (2012) A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, English language in England, standard English, Australian English, Australian, and Huron Historic Gaol, historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention cen ...

Legado Final (2012) ''El Legado Final'' (2012) (Spanish for "The Final Legacy") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on June 24, 2012 in ...

* Gran Cruzada (2012) * Festival de las Máscaras (2012) * CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles (2012) * Guerra de Empresas (2012) *

Guerra del Golfo (2012) Guerra del Golfo (2012) (Spanish for "Gulf War") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on April 15, 2012 in Arena Na ...

Misc

* 2012 Vuelta a Mexico * Men's Abierto Mexicano de Raquetas 2012 *

2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics The 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held at the Centro Paralímpico Nacional in Irapuato, Mexico from 6 to 8 July. It was the seven edition of the biennial athletics competition for NACAC area athletes under 23 years of age. ...

2012 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup The 2012 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the eleventh edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries in July 2012 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, after Lima, Peru, withdrew from hosting it. The top four N ...

2012 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2012 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the eighth edition of the bi-annual Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from July 2–7, 2012 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The top two teams other than Mexico qualified ...

2012 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2012 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the eight edition of the bi-annual women's volleyball tournament, played by seven countries from August 6–11, 2012 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The event served as qualifier to th ...

* Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics * Mexico at the 2012 Summer Paralympics * Mexico at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Notable births

Notable deaths

*January 7 – Raúl Régulo Quirino Garza, journalist (''La Última Palabra'') in Cadereyta, Nuevo León; killed. *

May 13 Events Pre-1600 *1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book '' Revelations of Divine Love''. * 1501 – Amerigo Vespu ...

— René Orta Salgado, journalist and politician ; assassinated (b. ca. 1969) *

May 15 Events Pre-1600 * 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. * 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbog ...

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Carlos Fuentes Carlos Fuentes Macías (; ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are ''The Death of Artemio Cruz'' (1962), '' Aura'' (1962), '' Terra Nostra'' (1975), ''The Old Gringo'' (1985) and ''Christophe ...

, Mexico-born author (''La muerte de Artemio Cruz'', ''Aura'', ''Terra Nostra'', ''Gringo Viejo''), (born

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

) *

April 1 Events Pre-1600 * 33 – According to one historian's account, Jesus Christ's Last Supper is held. * 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. *1081 – Alexios I Kom ...

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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 ...

, 52nd President of Mexico (), 1982-1988 (born

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

) *

April 20 Events Pre-1600 * 1303 – The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII. 1601–1900 * 1653 – Oliver Cromwell dissolves England's Rump Parliament. * 1657 – English Admiral Robert Blake destroy ...

Mario Arturo Acosta Chaparro Mario Arturo Acosta Chaparro Escápite (19 January 1942 – 20 April 2012) was a Mexican people, Mexican Mexican Army, Army general who was shot dead in an incident in Mexico City. He had been incarcerated in the year 2000 for allegedly havi ...

, military leader (born

1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...

) **Héctor Javier Salinas Aguirre, journalist ( 920 Radio Noticias), in Chihuahua, Chihuahua; killed. **Javier Moya Muñoz, journalist (920 Radio Noticias), in Chihuahua, Chihuahua; killed. *April 28 –

Regina Martínez Pérez Regina Martínez Pérez (7 September 1963 – 28 April 2012) was a Mexican journalist and veteran crime reporter for '' Proceso'', a center-left Mexican news magazine known for its critical reporting of the social and political establishment. ...

, journalist ('' Proceso'') in

Xalapa, Veracruz Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and t ...

; killed. *May 3 – 2012 Veracruz murder of journalists: **Gabriel Huge Córdova, journalist (''Notiver'') in

Boca del Río, Veracruz Boca del Río is a city and municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Veracruz. The small city of Boca del Río serves as the seat of the municipality. The municipality lies just south of the municipality of Veracruz, and contains ...

; killed. **Guillermo Luna Varela, journalist (''Veracruznews''). **Esteban Rodríguez, journalist (''Diario AZ''). **Ana Irasema Becerra Jiménez, journalist (''El Dictamen''). *May 12 -

, writer (''La muerte de Artemio Cruz'', ''Aura'', ''Terra Nostra'', ''Gringo Viejo'') *May 13 – René Orta Salgado, journalist (''El Sol de Cuernavaca'') in

Cuernavaca Cuernavaca (; nci-IPA, Cuauhnāhuac, kʷawˈnaːwak "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D. The na ...

, Morelos; killed. *May 18 – Marco Antonio Ávila García, journalist (''Sonora Diario Sonora de la Tarde'' & ''El Regional de Ciudad Obregón'') in

Empalme, Sonora Empalme is a city surrounded by a municipality located on the south-central coast of the Mexican state of Sonora. According to the 2005 census the population of the city was 40,630 inhabitants, while the municipality, which has an area of 708.53& ...

; killed. *June 14 – Víctor Manuel Báez Chinojournalist (''Milenio Xalapa'') in

; killed. *June 30 –

Armando Montaño Armando Alters Montaño (December 2, 1989 – June 30, 2012), was an American journalist. After having just graduated with a bachelor's degree from Grinnell College, Montaño was found dead at age 22 while working as a news intern for the Asso ...

, journalist (''

The Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspa ...

'') in Mexico City; killed. *August 5 –

Chavela Vargas Isabel Vargas Lizano (17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012), better known as Chavela Vargas (), was a Mexican singer. She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but she is also recognized for her contribution to other genres of ...

– Costa Rican singer who lived in

. *

August 12 Events Pre-1600 * 1099 – First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade. * 1121 – Ba ...

– Edgar Morales Perez, mayor-elect of Matehuala, San Luis Potosi *August 19 – Ernesto Araujo Cano, journalist (''El Heraldo de Chihuahua'') in Chihuahua, Chihuahua; killed. *August 20 – 2012 Michoacán murder of photographers in Ecuandureo, Michoacán: **José Antonio Aguilar Mota, freelance photographer; killed. **Arturo Barajas López, photographer (''Diario de Zamora''); killed. *September 25 –

, 50, Senator and former Secretary of Public Education; cancer *

October 7 Events Pre-1600 * 3761 BC – The epoch reference date (start) of the modern Hebrew calendar. * 1403 – Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon. * 1477 ...

–

Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano (25 December 1974 – 7 October 2012), commonly referred to by his aliases Z-3 and El Lazca, was a Mexican drug lord and the leader of Los Zetas drug cartel. He was one of the most-wanted Mexican drug lords. Lazcano j ...

, gang leader (''Los Zetas''); killed by the navy *October 15 – Ramón Abel López Aguilar, journalist (''Tijuana Informativo'') in

Tijuana, Baja California Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
(US) and < ...

; killed. *November 14 – Adrián Silva Moreno, freelance journalist in Tehuacán, Puebla; killed. *

November 15 Events Pre-1600 * 655 – Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. *1315 – Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy: The Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft ambushes the army of Leopold I in the Battle of Morg ...

– María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar, 36, politician , former mayor of

Tiquicheo Tiquicheo de Nicolás Romero is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 1,429.65 square kilometres (4.89% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipality of Tzitzio, ...

, Michoacan; beaten to death (body found on this date). *December 4 – Miguel Ángel Calero Rodríguez, soccer player (

C.F. Pachuca Club de Fútbol Pachuca is a Mexican professional football team based in Pachuca, Hidalgo, that competes in Liga MX. Founded by Cornish miners from Camborne and Redruth in 1901, it is one of the oldest football clubs in the Americas, and was on ...

) *

December 9 Events Pre-1600 * 536 – Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flees the capital. * 730 – Battle of Marj Ardabil: The Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its commander, al- ...

–

Jenni Rivera Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera Saavedra (July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012) was an American singer known for her work within the Regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of Banda, Mariachi and Norteño. In life and death, sev ...

, banda singer and coach of La Voz... México *December 22 – David Araujo Arévalo, journalist (''Novedades de Acapulco'') in Acapulco, Guerrero; murdered.

References

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