2015 in Mexico

none 2015 This is a list of events that happened in 2015 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, until August 25 Claudia Ruiz Massieu, starting August 27 Communications Secretary (SCT): Gerardo Ruiz Esparza Education Secretary (SEP) Emilio Chuayffet, until August 27 Aurelio Nuño Mayer, starting August 27 Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda Secretary of Navy (SEMAR): Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS): Secretary of Welfare (BIENESTAR) Rosario Robles, until August 27 José Antonio Meade, starting August 27 Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Claudia Ruiz Massieu, until August 27 Enrique de la Madrid Cordero, starting August 27 Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT) Juan José Guerra Abud, until August 27 Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, starting August 27 Secretary of Health (SALUD): Mercedes Juan López Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, (SHCP): Luis Videgaray Caso Cabinet of Mexico Governors Aguascalientes: Carlos Lozano de la Torre PRIEl Universal - - Entregan constancia de mayoría a Lozano https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/694687.html archivo.eluniversal.com.mx August 28, 2020 es July 11, 2013 Baja California: Francisco Vega de Lamadrid PAN Baja California Sur Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor PAN, until September 10http://rulers.org/2011-04.html August 31, 2020 April 2011 Rulers Carlos Mendoza Davis PAN, starting September 10 Campeche Fernando Ortega Bernés PRI, until September 15 Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas PRI, starting September 16 Chiapas: Manuel Velasco Coello PVEM Chihuahua: César Horacio Duarte Jáquez PRI Coahuila: Rubén Moreira Valdez, PRI Colima: Mario Anguiano Moreno, PRI Durango: Jorge Herrera Caldera PAN Guanajuato: Miguel Márquez Márquez, PAN Guerrero Rogelio Ortega Martínez, Interim governor, until October 27VILLAGÓMEZ ENRIQUE PERFIL: Salvador Rogelio Ortega Martínez https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/sociedad/perfil-salvador-rogelio-ortega-martinez.html www.elfinanciero.com.mx El Financiero August 31, 2020 es 26 October 2014 Héctor Astudillo Flores PRI, since October 27 Hidalgo: Francisco Olvera Ruiz PRI Jalisco: Aristóteles Sandoval PRI State of Mexico: Eruviel Ávila Villegas PRI Michoacán Salvador Jara Guerrero PRI, Substitute governor until September 30Salvador Jara nuevo gobernador de Michoacán https://www.milenio.com/estados/salvador-jara-nuevo-gobernador-de-michoacan www.milenio.com September 3, 2020 es-MX June 20, 2014 Silvano Aureoles Conejo PRD, starting October 1 Morelos: Graco Ramírez PRD.Redacción Uno Graco Ramírez, exgobernador de Morelos, enfrentaría juicio político https://www.unotv.com/estados/morelos/graco-ramirez-exgobernador-de-morelos-enfrentaria-juicio-politico/ Uno TV August 28, 2020 es-MX 20 August 2020 Nayarit: Roberto Sandoval Castañeda PRI Nuevo León Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz PRI, until October 4 Jaime Rodríguez Calderón ("El Bronco"), Independent, starting October 4Althaus Dudley Independent Wins Mexican Governorship https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicans-vote-in-tense-midterm-elections-1433692326 Wall Street Journal August 31, 2020 pay site en 8 June 2015 Oaxaca: Gabino Cué Monteagudo MC Puebla: Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, PAN Querétaro: José Calzada, PRI Quintana Roo: Roberto Borge Angulo, PRI San Luis Potosí Fernando Toranzo Fernández PRI, until September 25 Juan Manuel Carreras PRI, since September 26 Sinaloa: Mario López Valdez, PAN Sonora Guillermo Padrés Elías PAN, until September 12 Claudia Pavlovich Arellano PRI, starting September 13 Tabasco: Arturo Núñez Jiménez PRD 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, Independent Events January January 7: CENAPRED reported that ash from recent explosions coats the snow on the Popocateptl volcano's upper slopes. January 29: An explosion occurred in a maternal hospital in Cuajimalpa, Mexico City, leaving 7 dead and 60 injured. February February 13: A bus crashes with a freight train in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, killing at least sixteen people and injuring 30. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-crash-idUSKBN0LI03R20150214 Mexico train, bus crash kills at least 16 Reuters February 28: Mexican security forces arrest drug lord Servando Gómez Martínez in Morelia, Michoacán. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/01a936bc4aed4932a334c38ae79c7935/mexico-official-top-capo-nabbed-western-michoacan-state Mexican police capture top cartel capo 'La Tuta' Gomez March March 3: During the international tour, in search of foreign investment, President Enrique Peña Nieto, makes various economic, financial and cultural agreements with the Queen Elizabeth II. April April 4: Lunar Eclipse April 8: Mexico issues a 100-year bond for 1.5 billion euros, equivalent to 620 million dollars. May May 22: Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada Covarrubias dies general director of ISSSTE May 27: The SCT opens audits on contracts awarded to OHL May 27: Nestora Salgado will be transferred to another prison, that of Tepepan. May 28: Murder of coordinator of Panista candidate in the delegation Azcapotzalco. May 28: The INE agrees to pay $10,000 to Rigoberta Menchú. May 31: Santos champion by defeating the team of Querétaro (5–3). June June 5: Legislative elections take place to elect the 63rd Congress of the Union.Calendario electoral 2015 http://www.ine.mx/docs/IFE-v2/DECEYEC/DECEYEC-ProcesosElectorales/Calendario-Docs/ISU_Cal_Elect-2015.pdf INE 31 December 2014 31 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231175615/http://www.ine.mx/docs/IFE-v2/DECEYEC/DECEYEC-ProcesosElectorales/Calendario-Docs/ISU_Cal_Elect-2015.pdf dead July July 11: Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the notorious Mexican drug lord and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, escaped from the maximum-security Altiplano Federal Prison in Almoloya de Juárez. This was his second escape from a Mexican prison, his first being in 2001.2015-07-15 'El Chapo' escape: 'Sometimes I think they are searching to not find him' https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-guzman-escape-20150716-story.html 2024-07-28 Los Angeles Times en-US November November 26 – 2015–2016 Zika virus epidemic: The first three cases of Zika fever are reported in Mexico.WHO Zika virus infection – Mexico https://www.who.int/csr/don/03-december-2015-zika-mexico/en/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151209043506/http://www.who.int/csr/don/03-december-2015-zika-mexico/en/ dead December 9, 2015 WHO September 4, 2020 en 3 Dec 2015 Awards Orders, decorations, and medals of Mexico Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – Alberto BaillèresLa Medalla de Honor Belisario Domínguez 2015: un premio a la desigualad https://lajornadasanluis.com.mx/nacional/la-medalla-de-honor-belisario-dominguez-2015-un-premio-a-la-desigualad/ La Jornada de San Luis August 28, 2020 es 12 November 2015 Order of the Aztec Eagle King Felipe VI of SpainDOF - Diario Oficial de la Federación http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5398587&fecha=29/06/2015 dof.gob.mx Secretariat de Relaciones Exteriores August 30, 2020 es 26 June 2015 Charles, Prince of WalesHRH THE PRINCE OF WALES WAS AWARDED WITH THE MEXICAN ORDER OF THE AZTEC EAGLE https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/reinounido/index.php/en/ver-comunicados/761-hrh-the-prince-of-wales-was-awarded-with-the-mexican-order-of-the-aztec-eagle embamex.sre.gob.mx Secretariat de Relaciones Exteriores es 4 Mar 2015 Dilma Rousseff, President of BrazilOtorga Peña Orden del Águila Azteca a Rousseff; recibe la Cruz del Sur https://mexico.quadratin.com.mx/Otorga-Pena-Orden-del-Aguila-Azteca-a-Rousseff-recibe-la-Cruz-del-Sur/ Quadratín CDMX August 31, 2020 es 26 May 2015 National Prize for Arts and Sciences National Public Administration Prize Ohtli Award Hector Ruiz John D. Trasviña Valentina Alazraki Suzy Castor Maria Elena Durazo Raúl Grijalva Ana Recio Harvey José Huizar Ray Keck Eva Longoria Spencer MacCallum Antonio Olmos Deaths January 1: Ninón Sevilla, 93, Cuban-born Mexican actress (Aventurera), heart attack.http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/in-english/2015/mexico-cuba-ninon-sevilla-death-99543.html Ninón Sevilla dies of a heart attack 2019-10-28 2015-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20150102020753/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/in-english/2015/mexico-cuba-ninon-sevilla-death-99543.html dead January 3: Jaime Romero Móran, 22, gymnast, shot.Jaime Humberto Romero Morán Death: Mexican Gymnast, Olympic Hopeful Murdered at 22 January 7: Julio Scherer García, 88, journalist (Excélsior and Proceso).Influential Mexican Journalist Julio Scherer Garcia, Dead At 88 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/influential-mexican-journalist-julio-scherer-garcia-dead-88-n281536 11 January 2015 NBC News 7 January 2015 January 25: Demetrio González, 87, Spanish-born Mexican actor (Dos Corazones y un Cielo) and singer, complications from a stroke.Muere Demetrio González "El Charro Español" https://web.archive.org/web/20181005044933/http://www.aztecanoticias.com.mx/notas/entretenimiento/211518/muere-demetrio-gonzalez-el-charro-espanol 2018-10-05 es January 27: Rafael Corrales Ayala, 89, politician, MP for Guanajuato (1949–1952, 1979–1982), Governor of Guanajuato (1985–1991).Fallece Rafael Corrales Ayala https://web.archive.org/web/20150206222257/http://www.am.com.mx/leon/local/fallece-rafael-corrales-ayala-176423.html 2015-02-06 es February 7: Gustavo Couttolenc, 93, Mexican translator and academic.Fallece sacerdote que sirvió 60 años en el Seminario Conciliar de México es February 8: Mario Vázquez Raña, businessman (b. 1932) February 16: Lorena Rojas, 44, actress. http://www.latintimes.com/lorena-rojas-dies-actress-loses-battle-cancer-44-296149 Lorena Rojas dies: Actress loses battle to cancer at 44 February 19: Rafael Orozco, 92, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara).Chivas está de luto, fallece Rafael 'Rafles' Orozco es February 25: Ariel Camacho, 22, singer, traffic collision.Ariel Camacho Dies in Car Crash; Mexican Singer Was 22 March 12: Magda Guzmán, 83, actress, heart attack.Magda Guzmán Dies: Mexican Actress Dead At 83 Following Heart Attack March 19: Carlos Mijares Bracho, 84, architect March 21: Perro Aguayo Jr., 35, professional wrestler (AAA), stroke from vertebral artery dissection.Perro Aguayo Jr.'s cause of death confirmed as cardiac arrest caused by cervical spine trauma March 22: Julieta Marín Torres, 71, politician, MP for Puebla (2009–2012), lung cancer.Fallece Julieta, hermana del exgobernador Mario Marín es April 3: Rocío García Gaytán, 55, politician, MP (1997–2000), cancer.Fallece Rocío García Gaytán, ex titular de Inmujeres es April 10: Raúl Héctor Castro, 98, Mexican-born American politician and diplomat, Governor of Arizona (1975–1977), Ambassador to El Salvador (1964–1968), Bolivia (1968–1969) and Argentina (1977–1980).Former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro dies at 98 https://web.archive.org/web/20150708230402/http://ktar.com/22/1824210/Former-Arizona-Gov-Raul-Castro-dies-at-98 2015-07-08 April 13: Joselyn Alejandra Niño, 20, suspected assassin, shot.Hallan descuartizada en una hielera a 'La Flaca', sicaria del Cártel del Golfo https://web.archive.org/web/20180321235642/http://www.proceso.com.mx/401859/hallan-descuartizada-en-una-hielera-a-la-flaca-sicaria-del-cartel-del-golfo 2018-03-21 es April 23 Sixto Valencia Burgos, 81, comic artist (Memín Pinguín, MAD).Fallece Sixto Valencia, el creador artístico de 'Memín Pinguín' es Guillermo Zúñiga Martínez, 72, academic and politician, Mayor of Xalapa (1988–1991), MP for Veracruz (1994–1997).Fallece Guillermo Zúñiga, rector de la UPAV y ex alcalde de Xalapa es April 24: Max Rojas, 74, poet.Fallece el poeta mexicano Max Rojas es May 1: María Elena Velasco, 74, actress, comedian and film producer (La India María), stomach cancer.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mexican-slapstick-comedy-icon-la-792782 Mexican Slapstick Comedy Icon 'La India Maria' Dies at 74 The Hollywood Reporter May 21: Juan Molinar Horcasitas, 59, Mexican politician, ALS.Muere Juan Molinar Horcasitas es June 10: Héctor Pérez Plazola, 81, politician (PAN).Fallece el panista Héctor Pérez Plazola es June 12: Andrés Mora, 60, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians), pneumonia.LMB de luto por muerte de Andrés Mora es June 21: Juan José Estrada, 51, boxer, WBA bantamweight champion (1988–1989), stabbed.Asesinan al "Dinamita" Estrada es June 26: Gustavo Sainz, 74, writer.Murió Gustavo Sainz, pieza esencial de la “Literatura de la onda” es July 2: Jacobo Zabludovsky, 87, Recognized communicator who directed for more than 20 years the main news on national network; stroke. (b. 1928) July 13: Joan Sebastian, 64, Popular singer and composer from Guerrero; bone cancer. (b. 1951) July 21: Gelsen Gas, 82, artist and filmmaker.Gelsen Gas in memoriam es July 31: Rubén Espinosa, 31, photographer and journalist. murdered.Mexican photojournalist Rubén Espinosa found dead in capital 2015-08-02 The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20230727150230/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/02/mexican-photojournalist-ruben-espinosa-found-dead-in-capital 2023-07-27 live https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/02/mexican-photojournalist-ruben-espinosa-found-dead-in-capital August 15: Manuel Mendívil, 79, equestrian, Olympic medalist (1980).Fallece el jinete mexicano Manuel Mendívil, ganador de bronce en JO es August 16: Jacob Bekenstein, 68, Mexican-born Israeli-American theoretical physicist.In Memoriam Jacob Bekenstein (1947–2015) and Black Hole Entropy August 23 Ricardo García Sainz, 85, administrator and politician, Federal deputy (1997–2000).Muere Ricardo García Sainz https://web.archive.org/web/20150825180239/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2015/08/23/muere-ricardo-garcia-sainz-a-los-85-anos-de-edad-6631.html 2015-08-25 es Eugenio Méndez Docurro, 92, politician and engineer, Secretary of Communications and Transportation (1970–1976).Fallece el ingeniero y político Eugenio Méndez Docurro https://web.archive.org/web/20150825180215/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2015/08/23/fallece-el-ingeniero-y-politico-eugenio-mendez-docurro-7442.html 2015-08-25 es September 7: Sigifredo Nájera Talamantes, drug cartel leader (Los Zetas), heart attack.Zetas Drug Cartel Leader Dies in Mexican Prison September 17: Eraclio Zepeda, 78, author and politician.Eraclio Zepeda’s passing, tourists’ return, Mexico’s Oscar choice https://web.archive.org/web/20150923140726/http://www.eldailypost.com/news/2015/09/eraclio-zepedas-passing-tourists-return-mexicos-oscar-choice/ September 23, 2015 September 19: Enrique Ballesté, 68, theater director.Rinden homenaje a Enrique Ballesté, "maestro del teatro en libertad" es September 25: Hugo Gutiérrez Vega, 81, poet, diplomat and academic, Ambassador to Greece (1987–1994).Conaculta lamenta muerte del poeta Hugo Gutiérrez Vega es October 9: Blanca Magrassi Scagno, 92, women's rights activist.Muere Blanca Magrassi, promotora de la participación política de las mujeres es October 11: Dominga Velasco, 114, Mexican-born American supercentenarian, oldest-ever verified Mexican-born person.http://www.deadfamous.info/dominga-velasco-american-supercentenarian-died-at-114 Dominga Velasco, American supercentenarian, Died at 114 October 28, 2019 October 28, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191028184912/http://www.deadfamous.info/dominga-velasco-american-supercentenarian-died-at-114 dead October 14: José Luis García, 91, baseball player and manager (Tigres de Quintana Roo).Muere José Luis "Chito" García es October 22: Tomás Torres Mercado, 54, politician, member of the Senate (20062012), plane crash.23 October 2015 Muere el político Tomás Torres en accidente de avioneta en Celaya https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/muere-el-politico-tomas-torres-en-accidente-de-avioneta-en-celaya/ 24 March 2025 El Financiero es November 6: José Ángel Espinoza, 96, singer, composer and actor.Muere el compositor y actor José Ángel Espinoza 'Ferrusquilla' es November 12: José Refugio Esparza Reyes, 94, politician, Governor of Aguascalientes (1974–1980).Muere ex gobernador de Aguascalientes es November 21: Germán Robles, 86, Spanish-Mexican actor.Muere el actor Germán Robles es December 1: Xavier Olea Muñoz, 92, diplomat, lawyer and politician; Governor of Guerrero (1975)Murió en Taxco el ex gobernador Xavier Olea Muñoz, a los 92 años http://www.diariodeguerrero.com.mx/secciones/noticias-del-dia/7733-murio-en-taxco-el-ex-gobernador-xavier-olea-munoz-a-los-92-anos https://web.archive.org/web/20220115224850/http://www.diariodeguerrero.com.mx/secciones/noticias-del-dia/7733-murio-en-taxco-el-ex-gobernador-xavier-olea-munoz-a-los-92-anos dead January 15, 2022 Diario de Guerrero 2015-12-02 2015-12-28 December 4: Ricardo Guízar Díaz, 82, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Tlalnepantla (1996–2009).Archbishop Ricardo Guízar Díaz https://web.archive.org/web/20151208100424/http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bguizar.html 2015-12-08 December 16: Lizmark, 64, professional wrestler, respiratory failure.Falleció Lizmark, el 'Geniecillo Azul' es December 24: Romeo Anaya, 69, boxer, WBA Bantamweight Champion (1973).https://www.supersport.com/boxing/international/news/151228/Romeo_Anaya_dies Romeo Anaya dies supersport.com See also Mexico List of Mexican films of 2015 References External links 2015 in Mexico Category:Years of the 21st century in Mexico Mexico Category:2010s in Mexico