2021 in Mexico

This article lists events occurring in Mexico during the year 2021. The article lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels and will include a brief year-end summary of major social and economic issues. Cultural events, including major sporting events, are also listed. For a more expansive list of political events, see 2021 in Mexican politics and government.

2021
in
Mexico

Decades:
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2021
List of years in Mexico

Incumbents

President and cabinet

Supreme Court

Governors

LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress

President of the Senate

Mónica Fernández Balboa MRN

President of the Chamber of Deputies

Dulce María Sauri Riancho  PRI

Monthly events

January

  • January 1 – Sixty tourists and crew are rescued when the Canuwa sinks 400 metres (1,300 ft) from Quimixto beach in Puerto Vallarta. No one was injured.[2]
  • January 2 – Fireworks and bonfires cause the deaths of two adult women and a preteen girl in Topolobampo, Sinaloa.[3]
  • January 4
  • January 6 – Epiphany: Armed members of the Gulf Cartel are photographed delivering toys to children in Villa Progreso, Río Bravo, Tamaulipas.[6] Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) distributes toys in Bonifacio Moreno “El Aguaje”, Aguililla, Michoacán.[7]
  • January 7 – Mexican drug war: Nine killed at a funeral in Celaya, five others killed in other parts of the city.[8]
  • January 8
  • January 9 – A fire in the Mexico City Metro kills one, injures 32, and shuts down half the rapid transit lines in the city.[12]
  • January 10 – Speaking from Manzanillo, Colima, AMLO says that control of the ports by the Mexican Navy does not mean "militarization" of the ports.[13]
  • January 11
  • January 12 – A law prohibiting corporal punishment or humiliating treatment of children or teenagers goes into effect.[16]
  • January 13 – COVID-19 pandemic
    • The Army and Navy begin distribution of 439,725 doses of vaccine for health workers at 879 hospitals across the country.[17]
    • Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl reports 100% occupation in its hospitals, and four patients with serious symptoms of COVID-19 are turned away.[18]
  • January 14 – Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero announces that General Salvador Cienfuegos, former Secretary of National Defense (2012–2018) will not be charged for drug offenses due to a lack of evidence.[19]
  • January 16 – COVID-19 pandemic: For the second day in a row, record-breaking 20,000 new cases are reported. A near-record 1,219 more deaths were also reported.[20]
  • January 18 – Twelve bodies whose hands were tied are found along a road in Las Choapas, Veracruz.[21]
  • January 21 – The Mexican National Guard stops a truck with 130 Central American migrants in Veracruz.[22]
  • January 22
    • AMLO announces that private companies and the states will be allowed to purchase vaccines against COVID-19.[23]
    • Bank accounts of Juan Ramón Collado, former lawyer for ex-president Enrique Peña Nieto, and 22 other Mexican investors, with a value of €2 billion (MXN $48 billion), are seized in Andorra for financial fraud.[24]
  • January 23 – Nineteen burned bodies are found in Camargo Municipality, Tamaulipas, likely victims of drug violence.[25]
  • January 24 – President López Obrador announces he has COVID-19. Interior Secretary Olga Sánchez Cordero will be taking over for him in his daily news conferences.[26]
  • January 25
    • The 2020 Mexican census reveals there are 120 million people in the country with a median age of 29. 1.2 million are foreign born (800,000 in the United States), and 7.4 million people speak an indigenous language. The State of Mexico, with 17 million people, is the most populous; Colima, with 732,000, is the least.[27]
    • COVID-19 pandemic: The death toll passes 150,000.[28]
  • January 26 – A pack of dogs attacks and kills two adult kangaroos and a joey in La Pastora Zoo in Monterrey.[29]
  • January 30 – Four homes collapse and 35 are near collapse, displacing 50 families in colonia 3 de Octubre, delegación Sánchez Taboada, Tijuana because of heavy rains and flooding. The area was declared high risk in 2019.[30]

February

  • February 2 – CFE pardons thousands of debts going back 26 years worth MXN $11 billion in Tabasco.[31]
  • February 3 – Twelve police officers are arrested in the relation to the January 24 massacre of migrants in Camargo Municipality, Tamaulipas.[32]
  • February 5 – A riot breaks out at Distribuidor Vial San Antonio in CDMX after police try to break up a demonstration by cyclists who were protesting after a Metrobús ran over a bicyclist.[33][34] Eleven police officers are arrested.[35]

Predicted and scheduled events

Culture and entertainment

Literature

Music

    Sports

    Deaths

    January

    February

    See also

    References

    Footnotes

      Citations

      1. "Asume Tatiana Clouthier en la Secretaría de Economía". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
      2. "El impactante momento en que una embarcación se hundió con 60 turistas en Puerto Vallarta". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
      3. "La Jornada - Incendios en Topolobampo por fogatas y quema de piroctecnia". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
      4. "México autoriza la vacuna de AstraZeneca contra Covid: López-Gatell". El Universal (in Spanish). El Universal. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
      5. "Mexican fisherman 'dies after attack on Sea Shepherd conservationists'". news.yahoo.com. BBC World News. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
      6. "La Jornada - Hombres armados regalaron juguetes a menores en zonas de Tamaulipas". .jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
      7. "El CJNG entregó juguetes de Día de Reyes en el Aguaje, zona donde ha sembrado el terror por años". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
      8. "Sicarios abren fuego en un velorio en Celaya y matan a 9 personas". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
      9. "Carlos Slim, Salinas Pliego y más: quién es quién entre los millonarios de México". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
      10. "Suman 35 estudiantes de medicina con Covid-19 en hospital donde murió alumno de la UNAM, denuncian". El Universal (in Spanish). El Universal. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
      11. "Fire consumes 36 businesses in Tulum, 1,000 people evacuated". Mexico News Daily. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
      12. "Control center fire shuts down half Mexico City subway lines". ABC News. AP. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
      13. "Que la Marina se haga cargo de puertos no es militarizar, considera AMLO". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
      14. "Running gun battle in Mexico leaves 9 gunmen, 1 police dead". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. AP. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
      15. "La Jornada - Extienden México y EU restricciones al tránsito fronterizo". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
      16. Becerril, Andrea; Ballinas, Víctor (January 12, 2021). "La Jornada - Vigente desde hoy la reforma que prohíbe castigos físicos a niñas y niños". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
      17. Urrutia, Alonso; Martínez, Fabiola (January 13, 2021). "La Jornada - Llegan 439,725 dosis; aplicación masiva desde hoy en 879 hospitales". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
      18. Ramón, René (January 13, 2021). "La Jornada - Registra Nezahualcóyotl 100% de ocupación hospitalaria por Covid-19". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
      19. Linthicum, Kate; McDonnell, Patrick J. (January 15, 2021). "Mexican president accuses U.S. of fabricating drug case against ex-defense chief". news.yahoo.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
      20. "Mexico sees 2nd straight day of 20,000 coronavirus cases". AP NEWS. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
      21. "Violencia en Veracruz: abandonaron 12 cuerpos en un camino de terracería en Las Choapas". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
      22. "Mexico stops truck carrying migrants from Central America". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. Reuters. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
      23. "Mexico may delay second doses of COVID-19 vaccine, allows private orders". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
      24. "Andorra confisca 48 mil millones de pesos a 23 mexicanos". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). January 30, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
      25. "19 burned bodies found near Mexico-US border town". AP NEWS. January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
      26. "Mexico's president says he's tested positive for COVID-19". AP NEWS. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
      27. "Mexico population rises to 126M; now older, better educated". news.yahoo.com. AP. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
      28. "México supera las 150,000 muertes por COVID-19". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
      29. "Perros hambrientos ingresan a zoológico del parque La Pastora y mata a dos canguros y su cría". El Universal (in Spanish). January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
      30. Cuéllar, Mireya (January 30, 2021). "La Jornada - Desalojan a 50 familias por hundimiento en colonia de Tijuana". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). 'La Jornada' Baja California. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
      31. Guzman, Armando (February 2, 2021). "La CFE cancela a tabasqueños su millonaria e histórica deuda por más de 11 mil mdp". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
      32. "Arrestaron a 12 policías implicados en la masacre de Tamaulipas que dejó 19 cadáveres calcinados". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
      33. Pantoja, Sara (February 6, 2021). "Policías de Tránsito golpean a ciclistas que protestaban por la muerte de un compañero en CDMX". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
      34. "Policías causan riña en manifestación de ciclistas en CDMX". POSTA (in Spanish). February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
      35. Bravo, Elba Mónica (February 6, 2021). "La Jornada - Separan de su cargo a once elementos de la SSC tras riña con ciclistas". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
      36. "Gobierno de AMLO anuncia 12 eventos para celebrar bicentenario de consumación de Independencia". El Financiero (in Spanish). September 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
      37. Vara, Rodrigo (January 10, 2021). "La Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes cambiará de nombre". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
      38. "La Feria Internacional del Libro del Palacio de Minería 2021 se realizará de manera virtual". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
      39. ""Y al rato llega la gente que no puede respirar": médicos denuncian las gradas llenas en la Serie del Caribe". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
      40. "CONCACAF resets men's Olympic qualifying for March 18-30". AP NEWS. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
      41. "Luto en Miss México: murió Ximena Hita, quien fuera Miss Aguascalientes 2019". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
      42. "Directiva de FES Iztacala retira a internos de Hospital General de Ecatepec". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
      43. "Fue atacada por su ex pareja y días más tarde falleció: el primer feminicidio del año ocurrió en Cancún". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
      44. "Hallan en una maleta el cuerpo de Adriana Beatriz, desaparecida en diciembre". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
      45. Morelos Cruz, Rubicela (January 6, 2021). "Luchadores sociales de Morelos fallecen por Covid-19". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
      46. "Murió de covid-19 Rafael Loyola, sociólogo e investigador de la UNAM". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
      47. Ponce, Roberto (January 10, 2021). "Murió Mauro Mendoza, alegría de La Trouppe". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
      48. "Padecía diabetes, le negaron permiso en gobierno de Veracruz, y falleció de covid-19". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
      49. "Asesinan a tres integrantes de una banda musical en Oaxaca". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
      50. "Muere dirigente de Fuerza Por México, Manuel Jiménez Guzmán, a los 71 años". El Universal (in Spanish). January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
      51. Muere por complicaciones del COVID-19 el productor Roberto Hernández Vázquez (in Spanish)
      52. Fallece Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier, ex gobernador de Durango (in Spanish)
      53. García, Carlos. "La Jornada - Asesinan en Guanajuato al diputado local del PAN Juan Antonio Acosta". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
      54. Muere por Covid-19 Carlos Armando Biebrich (in Spanish)
      55. Muere José Luis Caballero exjugador de Chivas, Cruz Azul y Seleccionado Olímpico en Montreal 1976 (in Spanish)
      56. "Falleció exdiputado Jesús Escamilla víctima de covid-19". Noticias de Cuautla (in Spanish). January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
      57. "La Jornada - Muere Iván Trejo, formador de una nueva generación de poetas". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
      58. "Fallece el ex beisbolista William Berzunza". El Comentario (in Spanish). January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
      59. "Candidato de CC a la Gobernación de La Paz fallece por Covid-19". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
      60. "FALLECE EL PERIODISTA JESÚS BELMONT VÁZQUEZ". Sol Yucatán (in Spanish). January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
      61. "Fallece el artista José Clemente Orozco Farías, nieto del muralista mexicano (22:36 h)". ADN - Agencia Digital de Noticias Sureste (in Spanish). ADN Sureste. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
      62. "Murió la activista y escritora Lola Landa". DEBATE (in Spanish). January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
      63. Murió obispo auxiliar de la Arquidiócesis de México tras luchar contra covid-19 (in Spanish)
      64. Falleció Gustavo Halcón Peña, símbolo de Cruz Azul y de la Selección mexicana (in Spanish)
      65. Camacho, Alma Rosa (January 20, 2021). "Muere Gastón Padilla mejor conocido como Padillita". Noticias, Deportes, Gossip, Columnas | El Sol de México. El Sol de Mexico. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
      66. Murió Lupe Vázquez, actriz de “Dr. Cándido Pérez” (in Spanish)
      67. Fallece el director José Ángel García, padre de Gael García, de fibrosis (in Spanish)
      68. "Matan al empresario Martín Rodríguez en balacera de la colonia Nápoles". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
      69. Muere Raphael Steger Cataño, embajador de México y decano de la UDLAP (in Spanish)
      70. Fallece por covid-19 el luchador Anibal Jr. (in Spanish)
      71. Falleció en México la poetisa Martha Madrigal (in Spanish)
      72. Manzo, Diana (January 26, 2021). "La Jornada - Asesinan a opositor a proyectos hidroeléctricos en Oaxaca". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
      73. Avelino Méndez Rangel, subsecretario de gobierno en la CDMX, falleció por covid-19 (in Spanish)
      74. ""Dio todo por sus pacientes": una enfermera mexicana de 55 años que fue vacunada, murió por COVID-19". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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      76. Rafael Heredia
      77. "#JusticiaParaMariana: Hallan muerta a joven doctora que denunció ataque sexual en Chiapas". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
      78. Falleció Rafael Navarro González (in Spanish)
      79. "Muere Beatriz Barba Ahuatzin, la primera arqueóloga de México". milenio.com (in Spanish). Milenio Digital. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
      80. "Aparece ejecutado comandante de la policía de Misantla, Veracruz". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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      82. Morelos Cruz, Rubicela. "La Jornada - Muere presidente de Coparmex Morelos por Covid-19". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
      83. Bishop Rafael Gallardo García
      84. Gómez, Eirinet (January 31, 2021). "Fallece en Veracruz el líder agrario Genaro Domínguez". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
      85. Montoya, Juan Ricardo (January 31, 2021). "Fallece por Covid-19 diputado local de Morena en Hidalgo". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
      86. Henríquez, Elio (February 4, 2021). "Muere por Covid-19 cónsul de El Salvador en Tapachula". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
      87. ""¿Cuántos huevos tiene el edil?", decía Fernández Noroña 4 días antes del homicidio de Leobardo Ramos". El Universal (in Spanish). February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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