Portal:Mexico/April in the history of Mexico
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- Events
- April 1, 1829 - Vicente Guerrero took office as President of Mexico.
- 1936-04-01 - President Lázaro Cárdenas expels former President Plutarco Elías Calles from the country.
- April 3, 1427 - Itzcóatl became Emperor of Tenochtitlan.
- 1915-04-06 - The first battle of Celaya between forces of Álvaro Obregón and Francisco Villa begins.
- April 6, 1953 - Women's suffrage was granted in Mexico.
- 1914-04-09 - Tampico Affair
- 1859-04-11 - Martyrs of Tacubaya - The forces of conservative general Leonardo Márquez executed the prisoners taken during battle with the forces of liberal general Santos Degollado in Tacubaya, outside of Mexico City.
- 1928-04-15 - The first scheduled flight of the Mexican Company of Aereal Transportation (today Mexicana de Aviación) took place on the route Mexico City-Tuxpan-Tampico.
- April 16, 1839 - The Mexican state of Morelos was created.
- 1853-04-20 - After entering Mexico City, Antonio López de Santa Anna takes power for the last time.
- 1836-04-21 - Santa Anna falls prisoner in the Battle of San Jacinto which would end the Texas Revolution.
- 1914-04-21 - The United States occupy Veracruz partly in response to the Tampico Affair.
- April 22, 1519 - The Villa Rica de la Vera-Cruz (sic) was founded by Hernán Cortéz.
- April 29, 1863 - The Mexican state of Campeche was created.
- Births
- 1830-04-01 - Manuel Dublán
- April 3, 1833 - Vicente Suárez.
- 1848-04-02 - Francisco Sosa
- 1904-04-07 - César Garizurieta
- 1789-04-10 - Leona Vicario
- 1923-04-12 - Dolores Castro
- April 13, 1762 - Hermenegildo Galeana.
- 1902-04-17 - Jaime Torres Bodet
- 1918-04-23 - Adalberto Sánchez Navarro
- April 25, 1823 - Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada.
- 1863-04-25 - Belisario Domínguez
- 1903-04-25 - Gabriel Ramos Millán
- 1789-04-29 - José Maunza
- Deaths
- 1932-04-01 - Alba Herrera y Ogazón
- 1787-04-02 - Francisco Javier Clavijero
- 1893-04-03 - Eligio Ancona del Castillo
- 1932-04-06 - Carlos J. Meneses
- April 9, 1779 - Antonio María de Bucareli y Urzúa.
- 1899-04-10 - Mariano Bárcena
- 1919-04-10 - Emiliano Zapata
- 1861-04-11 - Francisco González Bocanegra
- 1851-04-15 - Andrés Quintana Roo
- 1910-04-16 - Ignacio Mariscal
- 1695-04-17 - Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
- April 18, 1998 - Octavio Paz.
- 1889-04-21 - Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
- 1854-04-22 - Nicolás Bravo
- April 22, 1854 - Miguel Domínguez.
- 1908-04-24 - José María Marroqui
- 1930-04-25 - Emilio Rabasa
- 1843-04-28 - Miguel Ramos Arizpe
- 1916-04-30 - Francisco del Paso y Troncoso
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