1997 Hurricane kills 123 in Acapulco Mexico
1996 Dallas Cowboys play Kansas City Chiefs in Monterrey Mexico
1996 Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake
1996 Sarah Morales, Mexico, Siamese twin, survived
1996 Sarahi Morales, Mexico, Siamese twin, died on Jan 27, 1996
1994 Ernesto Zedillo innaugrated as president of Mexico
1994 118 degrees F (47.8 degrees C) at Lakewood, New Mexico
1994 107 degrees F (41.6 degrees C) at Albuquerque New Mexico
1994 105 degrees F (40.5 degrees C) at Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994 Battles between army and rebellious indians in South Mexico, kill 57
1993 Pope John Paul II visits Mexico
1992 Gas explodes in sewer, kills 200 in Guadalajara Mexico
1991 1st International flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico)
1991 22nd New York City Marathon won by Salvador Garcia of Mexico in 2:09:28
1991 Fresno State ties NCAA record with 49 points in a quarter, as they route New Mexico 94-17
1991 Lupita Jones, 23, of Mexico, crowned 40th Miss Universe
1990 Bobby Nunn, U.S. bassist (Coasters-Down in Mexico), dies at about 65
1989 Arturo Barrios of Mexico sets 10K record (27:08.23) in Berlin
1988 Carlos Salinas de Gortari elected president of Mexico
1986 KOB-AM in Albuquerque New Mexico changes call letters to KKOB
1986 Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City)
1985 Earthquake strikes Mexico, 2,000 killed
1985 12,000 die and 40,000 injured in Mexico's earthquake (8.1)
1984 Liquid gas tank in Mexico City explodes; 334 die
1983 Miguel Aleman Valdes, attorney/president of Mexico (1946-52), dies at 80
1982 Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico
1982 IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankrupcy
1982 Mexico President Lopez Portillo nationalizes banks
1982 Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado elected president of Mexico
1980 Mexico terminated fishing agreements with US
1979 D Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000 m walk in record 1:20:06.8
1979 Ixtoc I rig in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled, world's worst oil spillage
1979 Raul Gonzales of Mexico completes 50,000 m walk in record 3:41:38.4
1978 Whitni Zimmerman, Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1996
1978 New Orlean Saints beat Phil Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City (NFL expo)
1978 Vicki Renee Hughes, Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1997
1977 Alejandro Hernandez, born in Tijuana, Mexico, tennis pro
1977 Trisha Williams, Hobbs New Mexico, Miss America-New Mexico 1997
1977 12,000 police occupy university in Mexico City
1977 1st CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico
1976 Adrian Carlos Olivares, Mexico City, singer, Menudo-Cannonball
1975 Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball
1975 Mexico City's 1st major subway accident takes 26 lives
1975 Rebeca Tamez, Miss Mexico Universe 1997
1974 Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62
1974 Layla Linn, Miss New Mexico USA 1996
1973 6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527
1973 Ismael Valdes, born in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1973 Neil Patrick Harris, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, actor, Doogie Howser MD
1973 Antonio Osuna, Sinaloa Mexico, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1972 22-car train carrying 2,000 pilgrims derails, kills 208 in Mexico
1972 Juan Castro, born in Sinaloa, Mexico, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1972 Francisco Cordova, born in Veracruz, Mexico, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1972 Erin Phillips, Mexico Missouri, Miss America-Missouri 1996
1971 Taunya Harris, Miss USA-New Mexico 1997
1971 Raul Marquez, Mexico, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics
1971 Vivian Y. Herding, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Miss America New Mexico 1996
1971 Elmer Dessens, Hermosillo Mexico, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1970 Luis Echeverria Alvarez sworn in as president of Mexico
1970 Trent Dimas, New Mexico, gymnast, Olympics gold 92, 96
1970 Chainey Umphrey, Albuquerque, New Mexico, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96
1970 Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City
1970 Brazil beats Italy, 4-1, to win soccer's World Cup, in Mexico City
1970 Veronica Sanchez, Michoan Mexico, WPVA volleyballer, Hermosa-17-1994
1970 Luis Miguel, born in Vera Cruz, Mexico, spanish singer
1970 Gloria Trevi, Mexico, sexy spanish vocalist, A Gatas
1969 Agustin Vasquez-Mendoza, born in Mexico, murderer, FBI Most Wanted
1969 Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico, dies at 59
1969 Meteorite weighing over 1 ton falls in Chihuahua, Mexico
1968 19th Olympic games close at Mexico City, Mexico
1968 Bob Beamon of USA sets long jump record (29'2 ") in Mexico City
1968 19th Olympic games open at Mexico City, Mexico
1968 Mexico City police fire on protesting students, 300-500 killed
1968 Brian Wright, born in Stillwater Oklahoma, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 New Mexico Open-2nd
1967 Chris Patton, Fountain Inn, South Carolina, Nike golfer, 1993 New Mexico Charity Classic
1967 Jana McCoy, Portales, New Mexico, Miss NM-America 1991
1967 Hurricane Beuleah, kills 54 in Caribbean, Mexico and Texas
1967 Dave Jareckie, born in Mexico City, Mexico, U.S. biathelete 1994 Olympics
1967 Leonardo Lavalle, Mexico, tennis star
1967 Vinny Castilla, born in Oaxaca, Mexico, infielder for the Colorado Rockies
1967 Bart Bowen, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1967 Townsend Saunders, White Sands, New Mexico, freestyle wrestler, Oly-sil-92, 96
1967 Kent Jones, Portales, New Mexico, golfer, NM State Amateur-1990-91
1966 Gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico
1966 Hurricane Inez, kills 293 in Caribbean, Florida and Mexico
1966 Beth Coats, Albuquerque, New Mexico, biathelete 1994 Olympics
1966 Armando Reynoso, San Luis Potosi Mexico, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1966 KBIM TV channel 10 in Roswell, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting
1964 James Martinez, Santa Fe, New Mexico, rower 1996 Olympics
1964 Arturo Huerta, born in Mexico, Canadian walker 1996 Olympics
1964 Laura Martinez-Herring, born in Sinaloa, Mexico, Miss USA 1985, on General Hospital
1964 French Stewart, New Mexico, actor, Harry Solomon-Third Rock From the Sun
1964 Francisco Maciel, Mexico, tennis star
1963 IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics
1962 Demi Moore, [Guynes], Roswell, New Mexico, actress, Ghost, Striptease, GI Jane
1962 Esteban Toledo, Mexicali, Mexico, Nike golfer, 1991 Ben Hogan Reno-2nd
1962 Adam Kase, born in Socorro, New Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta Open-3rd
1961 U.S. performs nuclear test at Carlsbad New Mexico (underground)
1961 Carlos Espinosa, Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Philippine Open
1960 Fernando Valenzuela, Navajua Mexico, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres
1960 Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Capitol
1960 Barbara Edwards, born in Albuqueque, New Mexico, playmate of year, Sept, 1983, actress
1960 Trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ramon Mercader), freed in Mexico
1960 Claudia Udy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, actress, Out of Control, Nightforce
1959 Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Brenda-Capitol
1959 Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico
1959 Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Brenda-Capitol, Death Wish 2
1959 2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area
1959 Ronnie Lott, Albuquerque, New Mexico, NFL defensive back, SF 49er
1959 USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico
1958 Steven Glen Jones, Artesia, New Mexico, PGA golfer, 1988 AT&T Pebble Beach
1958 Adolfo Lopez Mateos elected President of Mexico
1958 Ivar Sisniega, Mexico, pentathelete, Olympic-1980
1958 KNME TV channel 5 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (PBS) begins broadcasting
1958 Michael Todd, film magnate, killed in an New Mexico air crash
1958 Manuel Mijares, Mexico, spanish vocalist, Maria Bonita
1957 2 male attorneys "stand in" as actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti wed by proxy in Juarez, Mexico
1957 Mario Van Peebles, Mexico, actor, Posse, South Bronx Heroes
1956 Ana Alicia Ortiz, Mexico City, actress, Melissa-Falcon Crest
1955 Hurricane Hilda, kills 200 in Mexico
1955 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record)
1955 Lucia Mendez, Mexico, spanish singer, Lucia es Luna Moreno
1954 Ruben Guerrero, Mexico, relay swimmer, Olympic-1968
1954 1st rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico
1953 KGGM TV channel 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KOAT TV channel 7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KSWS (now KOBR) TV channel 8 in Roswell, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 Fausto Bara, Mexico, actor, Gaucho-Renegades
1952 Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexico, spanish singer and actress, Nana
1952 Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez elected president of Mexico
1952 Daniel Bautista, born in Mexico, 20k walker 1976 Olympics gold
1952 Rudolfo Neri-Vida, Mexico, PHD/astronaut, STS 23
1952 Salvador Pineda, Mexico City, doctor
1951 Sidney M Gutierrez, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mjr USAF/astronaut, STS 40, 59
1951 Felipe Munoz, Mexico, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1968 Olympics gold
1951 -50 degrees F (-46 degrees C), Gavilan, New Mexico (state record)
1948 KOB TV channel 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 John J Pershing, [Black Jack], U.S. general (Mexico, WW I), dies at 87
1947 William B Richardson, Rep-D-New Mexico, 1983-
1947 Carlos Santana, born in Mexico, rock guitarist, Santana-Black Magic Woman
1947 Steven H. Schiff, Rep-R-New Mexico
1946 1st rocket attains 100 mi (167 km) altitude, White Sands, New Mexico
1946 Carlos Salinas de Gortari, president, Mexico, 1988-94
1945 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico
1945 1st atom bomb explodes in New Mexico
1945 Nuria Ortiz, born in Mexico, skeet shooter, Olympic-13th-1968
1943 John Denver, New Mexico, singer, Rocky Mt High, thank God he's a country boy
1943 Jeff Bingaman, Sen-D-New Mexico, 1983-
1943 Limited gambling legalized in Mexico
1943 New volcano Paracutin erupts in farmer's corn patch (Mexico)
1942 Eduardo Mata, Mexico City Mexico, conductor, Improvisaciones
1942 Mexico declares war on nazi-Germany and Japan
1942 Mexico changes from 3 time zones to 2
1941 1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico
1938 Paul Benedict, Silver City, New Mexico, actor, Harry-Jeffersons
1938 Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties
1938 President Cardena of Mexico nationalizes U.S. and British oil companies
1937 Freddie Fender, born in Mexico, country singer, Feelings
1937 Mexico nationalizes oil
1936 Richard Baker, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Zen teacher, Dharma Sangha
1935 Harrison H "Jack" Schmitt, Santa Rita, New Mexico, astronaut, Apollo 17
1935 Jorge Mester, born in Mexico City, Mexico, conductor, Louisville Orch 1967-79
1934 116 degrees F (47 degrees C), Orogrande New Mexico (state record, broken on June 27, 1994)
1934 General Lazaro Cardenas elected president of Mexico
1933 Lori Nelson, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, actress, Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire
1933 1st Great Lakes-to-Gulf of Mexico barge trip completed, New Orleans
1933 Marco Antonio Munoz, born in Mexico, spanish singer, Murmullos
1933 White Sands National Monument, New Mexico established
1929 Pascual Ortiz Rubio elected president of Mexico
1929 Mexico and Vatican sign Concord
1929 John Morgan, British ambassador, to Mexico
1928 Alvaro Obregon, general/president of Mexico, assassinated
1927 Telephone service begins between U.S. and Mexico
1927 Joseph R Skeen, Rep-R-New Mexico, 1981-
1927 Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belg/emp of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86
1927 US and Mexico battle over oil interests
1926 Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico
1925 Kim Stanley, [Patricia Reid], Tularosa, New Mexico, actress, Right Stuff
1924 Calles becomes president of Mexico
1924 Gen Plutarco Calles elected president of Mexico
1924 Katy Jurado, Mexico, actress, High Noon, Trapeze, Barabbas, AKA Pablo
1923 Linda Christian, Tampico, Mexico, actress, Athena, VIPs, Battle Zone
1923 Mexico and U.S. reaches accord over oil concession of 1917
1923 Coal mine explosion at Dawson, New Mexico kills 120
1923 Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico established
1922 KOB-AM in Albuquerque, New Mexico begins radio transmissions
1922 Jack Kerouac, Beat writer, On the Road, Mexico Blues
1922 Luis Echeverria Alvarez, president Mexico
1921 William Henry Mauldin, New Mexico, political cartoonist, Pulitzer-1945, 59
1920 Rodolfo Acosta, Chihuahua Mexico, actor, Passion, Littlest Outlaw
1920 Venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60
1918 Carlos Guido y Spano, Arg poet (Mexico, canto epico), dies
1918 1st electrically propelled warship (New Mexico)
1917 Jan Clayton, Tularosa, New Mexico, actress, Ellen Miller-Lassie
1917 AP reports Mexico and Japan will allie with Germany if U.S. enters WW I
1916 U.S. troops under Gen Pershing march into Mexico
1916 Gen Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-mos
1915 Gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies
1915 Anthony Quinn, born in Mexico, actor, Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia
1915 Train crashes at Colima-Guadalajara Mexico, about 600 die
1914 U.S. Marines march out of Vera Cruz, Mexico
1914 Zapata and Pancho Villa over run Mexico
1914 Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina proclaim neutrality in WW I
1914 Mexico ends diplomatic relations with U.S.
1914 U.S. Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months
1914 Tampico incident - U.S. ship crew arrested in Mexico
1914 Octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat, Salamandra, Topoemas
1914 U.S. Sen Albert Fall (Teapot Dome) demands "Cubanisation of Mexico"
1913 Huerta elected president of Mexico
1913 Explosion at Dawson New Mexico coal mine kills 263 mine workers
1913 Coal mine explosion kills 263 at Dawson New Mexico
1913 Richard Travis, born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, actor, Missile to the Moon
1913 President Taft agrees not to intervene in Mexico
1912 Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, born in Guadalajara, Mexico, composer, Huapango
1912 Pedro Armendariz, Mexico, actor, From Russia With Love
1912 New Mexico becomes 47th state
1911 Zapata proclaims Plan of Ayala Mexico
1911 Francisco Madeiro inaugurated president of Mexico
1911 Cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexico, actor, Around World in 80 Days
1911 Revolution in Mexico overthrows President Jose Porfirio Diaz
1911 Pres/dictator Jose Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends
1911 Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, president of Mexico
1910 Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero
1910 Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico
1910 Blas Galindo Dimas, San Gabriel Mexico, composer, A la Patria
1908 Arturo De Cordova, [Rodriguez], Merida Mexico, actor, Medal for Benny
1907 Dynamite explodes on locomotive kills engineer Jesus Garcia in Mexico
1906 Luis Van Rooten, Mexico City Mexico, actor, One Man's Family
1905 Dolores Del Rio, born in Durango, Mexico, actress, What Price Glory?
1904 Don Alvarado, [Jose Page], Albuquerque, New Mexico, actor, Captain Thunder
1904 Bruce Cabot, born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, actor, Diamonds are Forever, King Kong
1904 Emilio Fernandez, born in El Seco, Mexico, director, La Choca, Flor Silvestre
1904 Peter Hurd, Roswell, New Mexico, painter, Portrait of Jose Herrera
1903 George J Lewis, Guadalajara Mexico, sacotr, Don-Zorro
1902 Romney Brent, Saltillo Mexico, actor and writer, Dinner at the Ritz
1899 Silvestre Revueltas, Santiago Papasquiaro Mexico, composer, Sensemaya
1899 Glenn Strange, Weed, New Mexico, actor, Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke
1899 Carlos Chavez, born in Mexico City, conductor and composer, Sinfonia India
1899 Ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], Durango Mexico, actor, Ben Hur
1896 David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist, Lib of Chile
1895 Mae Marsh, Madrid, New Mexico, silent film actress, Birth of a Nation
1895 Nigel Bruce, Baja Mexico, actor, Son of Lassie, Spider Woman
1893 New Mexico State University cancels it's 1st graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed and killed the night before
1892 Edmund Cobb, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, western actor, Comanche Territory
1889 Tijuana in Mexico becomes a city
1887 Martin Luis Guzman, Mexico, novelist, Eagle and the Serpent
1886 Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo
1883 Jose Clemente Orozco, Mexico, painter, Epic of Culture in New World
1882 Manuel Maria Ponce, Fresnillo Mexico, composer, Estrellita
1882 Jose Vasconcelos, Oaxaca Mexico, politician/essayist/philosopher
1882 Charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor, Fatal Hour
1881 200 drown as train runs off bridge near Cuautla Mexico
1880 Alvaro Obregon, general/president Mexico, 1920-24
1880 [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60
1877 U.S. troops authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico
1876 Antonio L de Santa Ana, President Mexico, dies at 79
1873 Francisco Madero, Mexico, revolutionary, president, 1911-13
1873 Mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist, The Flies, The Bosses
1867 Maximilian F J, Austrian arch duke/Emperor of Mexico, dies
1867 Last French troops leave Mexico
1867 Congress abolishes peonage in New Mexico
1864 Austrian Archduke Maximilian became emperor of Mexico
1864 Austrian Archduke Maximilian becomes emperor of Mexico
1863 Mexico City captured by French troops
1862 Steamer "Golden Gate" burns and sinks off west coast of Mexico
1862 French army intervenes in Puebla, Mexico: Cinco de Mayo
1862 Battle of La Glorieta Pass, New Mexico Territory (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch)
1862 Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico
1862 Felipe Villanueva y Gutierrez, Mexico, composer
1861 Battle of St. Augustine Springs, New Mexico Terr
1861 Confederate troops occupy Fort Fillmore, New Mexico
1861 Skirmish at Fort Fillmore, New Mexico Terr - Rebels attack Union troops
1861 CS Gen Sibley is given command of rebel troops in New Mexico territory
1861 Mexico City captured by Juarez (Lib) in War of Reform
1861 Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City
1859 Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico, 1915-20
1859 U.S. recognizes Liberal government in Mexico's War of Reform
1858 War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz
1854 Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million
1854 Filibuster William Walker proclaims Republic of Sonora in NW Mexico
1853 Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico
1850 Territories of New Mexico and Utah created
1848 Mexico ratifies treaty giving U.S.; New Mexico, California and parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Colorado in return for $15 million
1848 Mexico gives Texas to U.S., ending the war
1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican War; U.S. acquires Texas California, New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million
1847 U.S. Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma)
1847 American-Mexican war: U.S. Gen Winfield Scott captures Mexico City
1847 U.S. General Scott occupies Vera Cruz Mexico
1847 U.S. defeats Mexico in battle of Sacramento
1847 Battle of Buena Vista Mexico; Zachary Taylor defeats Mexicans
1847 Conspiracy in New Mexico against US
1847 Gov Bent, 5 others in U.S. occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico
1846 US troops under Gen Taylor occupies Monterey Mexico
1846 U.S. annexes New Mexico
1846 Gen Stephen W Kearney's U.S. forces captures Santa Fe, New Mexico
1846 California declares independence from Mexico in Sonoma
1846 U.S. declares war on Mexico, 2 months after fighting begins
1846 Battle of Resaca de la Palma-US sends Mexico back to Rio Grande
1846 Yucatan declares independence from Mexico
1845 Mexico drops diplomatic relations with US
1840 Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico, 1864-67
1838 Mexico declares war on France
1837 "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico)
1836 Spain recognizes independence of Mexico
1836 Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico
1836 Mexico attacks Alamo
1836 Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico
1832 Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat
1832 Maximilian F J, archduke of Austria/Emperor of Mexico
1830 Jose de la Cruz Porfirio Diaz, president of Mexico, 1877-1911
1824 Mexico becomes a republic
1823 United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico
1822 Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US
1822 Gen Agustin de Iturbide crowned Agustin I, 1st emperor of Mexico
1821 Revolutionary forces occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw
1821 Mexico declares independence
1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain
1821 Mexico permits Moses Austin and 300 U.S. families to settle in Texas
1813 Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain
1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event
1806 Benito Pablo Juarez, born in Oaxaca, Mexico, president of Mexico, 1858-72
1794 Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, president of Mexico, 1833-36
1790 Aztec calendar stone discovered in Mexico City
1783 Agustin I de Iturbide, emperor of Mexico, 1822-23
1651 Juana Ines de La Cruz, Mexico, poet/nun/feminist, Primero Sueno
1596 Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico
1540 Francisco V squez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola Mexico
1536 Mexico begins it's inquisition
1522 Emperor Karel I names Hernan Cortes governor of Mexico
1521 Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs
1520 Battle of Otumba Mexico: Hernan Cortes and Tlascala's vs Aztecs
1519 1st meeting of Montezuma and Hernando Cortes in Mexico
1519 2nd Battle of Tehuacingo, Mexico: Hernan Cortes vs Tlascala Aztecs
1519 1st Battle of Tehuacingo, San Salvador vs Mexico
1519 Cortez lands in Mexico
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