1884 in Mexico
overview of Mexico-related events during the year of 1884
Events in the year 1884 in Mexico.
Incumbents
President Porfirio Díaz
Archbishop of Mexico – Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos
Governors
Aguascalientes: Rafael Arellano Ruíz Esparza
Campeche: Juan Montalvo
Chiapas: José María Ramírez
Chihuahua: Luis Terrazas/Ramón Cuéllar Aranda/Celso González Esquivel/Carlos Pacheco Villalobos/Carlos Fuero
Coahuila: Blas Rodríguez Farías/Francisco de Paula Ramos/Praxedis de la Peña García
Colima: Esteban García
Durango:
Guanajuato:
Guerrero:
Hidalgo: Simón Cravioto
Jalisco: Francisco Tolentino/Maximiano Valdovinos
State of Mexico:
Michoacán: Mariano Jiménez
Morelos: Carlos Quaglia Zimbrón
Nuevo León: Canuto García
Oaxaca:
Puebla:
Querétaro: Rafael Olvera Ledesma
San Luis Potosí: Carlos Díez Gutiérrez
Sinaloa:
Sonora:
Tabasco:
Tamaulipas: Antonio Canales Molano/Juan Gójon/Romulo Cuellar
Tlaxcala: José María Grajales/Teodoro Rivera
Veracruz: José Cortés Frías/Juan de la Luz Enríquez Lara
Yucatán: General Octavio Rosado
Zacatecas:
Events
June 2 – Banamex was formed from the merger of Banco Nacional Mexicano and Banco Mercantil Mexicano, two banks that had operated since the beginning of 1882.
December 1 – Porfirio Díaz becomes president of Mexico for the second time after winning the elections.
December 18 – The Territory of Nayarit is formed once its territorial limits with Jalisco were established.
Notable births
January 11 — Clara Oriol de la Huerta, First Lady of Mexico (1920) (d. 1967)
Dates unknown
José Fondevila García was born in Pontevedra province Spain (died 1973)
José Inés Salazar, fought in the Mexican Revolution was born in Casas Grandes, Chihuahua (died 1917)
References
Bibliography
Fernández, Iñigo (2002). History of Mexico: A Journey from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day. Translated by David B. Castledine. Monclem Ediciones. ISBN 970-9019-12-0.
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