title: 2013 in Mexico
text: # 2013 in Mexico
  
  This is a list of events that happened in 2013 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  ### Federal government
  
  President: Enrique Peña Nieto PRI
  
  * Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong
  * Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): José Antonio Meade
  * Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SEGARPA): Enrique Martínez y Martínez
  * Secretary of Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU): Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín
  * Communications Secretary (SCT): Gerardo Ruiz Esparza
  * Education Secretary (SEP): Emilio Chuayffet Chemor
  * Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Salvador Cienfuegos Cepeda
  * Secretary of Navy (SEMAR): Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz
  * Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare: Alfonso Navarrete Prida
  * Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL): Rosario Robles
  * Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Claudia Ruiz Massieu
  * Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT): Juan José Guerra Abud
  * Secretary of Health (SALUD): Mercedes Juan López
  * Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP): Luis Videgaray Caso
  * Secretary of Economy (SE): Idelfonso Guajardo
  * Secretary of Energy (SENER): Pedro Joaquín Coldwell
     * Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE): Francisco Rojas Gutiérrez
     * Pemex: Emilio Lozoya
  * Attorney General (FGR): Jesús Murillo Karam
  * Chief of Staff: Aurelio Nuño Mayer
  * Coordinación de Comunicación Social de Presidencia (Coordination of Social Communication of the Presidency): David López Gutiérrez
  * Estado Mayor Presidencial (Presidential Security Staff): Rodolfo Miranda Moreno
  
  ### Governors
  
  * Aguascalientes: Carlos Lozano de la Torre PRI
  * Baja California
     * José Guadalupe Osuna Millán PAN, until October 31.
     * Francisco Vega de Lamadrid PAN, starting November 1.
  * Baja California Sur: Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor PAN
  * Campeche: Fernando Ortega Bernés PRI
  * Chiapas: Manuel Velasco Coello PVEM
  * Chihuahua: César Duarte Jáquez PRI
  * Coahuila: Rubén Moreira Valdez PRI
  * Colima: Mario Anguiano Moreno PRI
  * Durango: Jorge Herrera Caldera PRI
  * Guanajuato: Miguel Márquez Márquez PAN
  * Guerrero: Ángel Aguirre Rivero PRD
  * Hidalgo: Francisco Olvera Ruiz PRI
  * Jalisco
     * Emilio González Márquez PAN, until February 28
     * Aristóteles Sandoval PRI, starting March 1
  * State of Mexico: Eruviel Ávila Villegas PRI
  * Michoacán
     * Fausto Vallejo PRI, until March 7 and from October 21
     * Jesús Reyna García, Interim governor from March 7 to October 21
  * Morelos: Graco Ramírez PRD.
  * Nayarit: Roberto Sandoval Castañeda PRI
  * Nuevo León: Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz PRI
  * Oaxaca: Gabino Cué Monteagudo MC
  * Puebla: Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas PAN
  * Querétaro: José Eduardo Calzada Rovirosa PRI
  * Quintana Roo: Roberto Borge Angulo PRI
  * San Luis Potosí: Fernando Toranzo Fernández PRI
  * Sinaloa: Mario López Valdez PAN
  * Sonora: Guillermo Padrés Elías PAN
  * Tabasco: Arturo Núñez Jiménez PRD, starting January 1
  * Tamaulipas: Egidio Torre Cantú PRI
  * Tlaxcala: Mariano González Zarur PRI
  * Veracruz: Javier Duarte de Ochoa PRI
  * Yucatán: Rolando Zapata Bello PRI
  * Zacatecas: Miguel Alonso Reyes PRI
  * Head of Government of the Federal District: Miguel Ángel Mancera PRD
  
  ## Events
  
  * January
     * Clausura 2013 Copa MX (through April)
     * 1 – New Year's Day, civic holiday, Minimum wage increase of 3.9% (MXN $2.04)
     * 31 – Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion: Thirty-seven killed and 126 injured, followed by three days of mourning.
  * February
     * 20 – 5.6 magnitude earthquake centered in Armería, Colima. No reorted damages or injuries.
     * National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) publishes figures indicating 3.9% economic growth during 2012 but warns of a possible deceleration of the economy in 2013.
  * March
     * 2013 Rally México
     * 8 – Bank of Mexico (Banixco) cuts prime interest rates to 4.50%.
     * 26 – Satmex 8 launched.
     * 28 – First same-sex marriage performed in Oaxaca
  * April 21 – 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Michoacan causes blackouts in Mexico City but no reported injuries or other damages.
  * May
     * 2 – United States President Barack Obama makes an official trip to Mexico.
     * 7 – the 2013 Ecatepec de Morelos gas tanker explosion: Twenty-seven killed and at least 30 injured.
     * 8 – The value of the peso increases and Mexico's Fitch Ratings increase from BBB to BBB+.
     * 26 – Club America wins the 2012–13 Liga MX season.
  * June – Chactún, a Mayan ruin, is discovered in Campeche
  * July
     * 7 – Elections in seven states.
     * 23 – Chihuahua International Airport is closed because of flooding due to heavy rains.
     * Hurricane Erick strikes Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico and Baja California Sur
     * 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics: Mexican men win 23 medals, women win 24.
     * 2013 World Taekwondo Championships in Puebla: Mexico wins five medals. The men's team is ranked third and the women's is ranked ninth.
  * August
     * 25 – the 2013 Mexico train accident, at least five killed, at least 22 injured, mostly undocumented immigrants
     * 31 – Miss Latin America 2013 in the Riviera Maya won by Julia Guerra of Brasil. Mexico's Fanny Barroso finishes third.
     * 2013 Copa de México de Naciones in Aztec Stadium won by Argentina.
     * Hurricane Manuel strikes much of Mexico
  * September
     * 2 – President Peña gives his first annual message.**Hurricane Ingrid strikes
     * Banixco cuts its prime rate to 3.75%.
  * October
     * 5 – Chihuahua monster truck accident
     * 19 – Nuestra Belleza México 2013, won by Josselyn Garciglia from Baja California Sur.
     * Hurricane Raymond strikes the southwestern coast
  * November
     * INEGI reports economic growth between 0.8% and 1.3% during the third trimester, avoiding recession.
     * Museo Jumex opens
  * December
     * 19 – S&P Global Ratings increases Mexico credit rating to BBB+.
     * 20 – The Senate approves partial privatization of the oil industry.
  
  ### Anticipated
  
  The SEGH-CFE 1 solar power array was expected to go online in 2013.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * National Prize for Arts and Sciences
     * Physics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences – Federico Bermúdez Rattoni, Magdaleno Medina Noyola
     * Technology and Design – Martín Ramón Aluja Schuneman Hofer
     * Fine arts – Javier Álvarez (composer), Ángela Gurría, Paul Leduc (film director)
     * Linguistics and literature – Hugo Gutiérrez Vega, Luis Fernando Lara Ramos
     * History, Social Sciences, and Philosophy – Roger Bartra, Carlos Martínez Assad
     * Popular Arts and Traditions – Narciso Lico Carrillo
  * Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – Manuel Gómez Morín (post mortem)
  * Order of the Aztec Eagle – Takashi Yamanouchi, Japanese businessperson
  * Ohtli Award
     * Alberto M. Carvalho
     * Henry Cisneros
     * Jesús "Chuy" García
     * Lincoln Díaz-Balart
     * José M. Hernández
  
  ## Notable deaths
  
  * January 8 – Raúl Araiza, 77, actor, director, and producer (b. 1935)
  * January 31 – Rubén Bonifaz Nuño
  * February 19 – Joaquín Cordero
  * February 21 — Francisco José Madero González, accountant and politician (PRI); Governor of Coahuila in 1981
  * March 3 – Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez
  * May 10 – Félix Agramont Cota, Mexican engineer and politician, 8th Governor of Baja California Sur (b. 1918)
  * May 26 – Héctor Garza
  * July 17 – Alberto López Bello
  * September 18 – Rafael Corkidi
  * October 15 – El Brazo (Juan Alvarado Nieves)
  * October 18 – Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix
  * November 15 – Karla Álvarez
  * December 11 – Javier Jauregui
  