1959 in Mexico

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See also:	History of Mexico; List of years in Mexico; Timeline of Mexican history;

Events in the year 1959 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Every governor was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI.

January 1
- The Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE) is formed.^[2]
- President Adolfo López Mateos informs the nation that three Mexican fishermen were killed and 14 wounded by the Armed Forces of Guatemala on December 31, 1958.^[3]
January 2 – The Foreign Ministry of Guatemala declares that the three Mexican fishermen killed on December 31, 1958, were "pirates."^[4]
February 12 – Martín Luis Guzmán is named president of the Comisión Nacional de Libros de Texto Gratuitos (Commission of Free Textbooks, CONALITEG) to provide books for elementary schools.^[5]^[6]
May 23 – Pope John XXIII creates the dioceses of Diócesis de Tlaxcala^[7] and San Andrés Tuxtla.^[8]
August 12 – The Mexican Academy of Sciences is founded.
September 10 – MASA is founded when the state-owned investment bank, SOMEX acquired the private company, Sheppard Hnos.
September 15 – Cry of Dolores: President López Mateos announces the reestablishment of diplomatic relations with Guatemala.^[4]
October 10 – The Autonomous University of Zacatecas is established.
October 23 to 29 – 1959 Mexico hurricane: An estimated 1,500 people died, principally in Colima.^[9]
Date unknown – The motorcycle club Solo Angeles is formed.

April 16 – Gran Apache, wrestler (d. 2017).
May 24 – José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Papantla (starting 2014).
August 27 — Daniela Romo, actress, singer, TV host
September 6 — Fernando Ciangherotti, soap opera actor
September 30 — Miguel Barbosa Huerta, Governor of Puebla starting 2019 (d. 2022).
October 5 — Ernesto Laguardia, soap opera actor
October 7 – Brazo de Oro (wrestler) (d. 2017)
October 10 — Marcelo Ebrard, politician (PRD) and Mayor of Mexico City 2006-2012; Secretary of Foreign Affairs starting 2018.
November 16 — Rafael Flores, soccer player (defender) who played for Mexico in the 1986 FIFA World Cup; (d. 2018)
November 25 — José Antonio Gali Fayad, Governor of Puebla 2017-2018^[10]
December 17 – Felicia Mercado, actress.
Date unknown
- Agustín Bernal, actor (d. 2018).
- Tedi López Mills, poet.
- Fernando Maiz Garza, businessman, builder, and philanthropist (d. 2017).^{[citation needed]}
- Gustavo Nakatani Ávila ("Yoshio"), singer (d. 2020)^[11]

June 30 — José Vasconcelos, writer, philosopher, and politician (b. 1882)
July 30 – María Natividad Venegas de la Torre ("María of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament"), 90, Roman Catholic nun, first female Mexican saint.^[12]
December 27 — Alfonso Reyes, writer, philosopher, and diplomat (b. 1889)

^ Estrada, David. "URUCHURTU, EL REGENTE DE HIERRO". davidestrada.org (in Spanish). Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ "El día que surgió el ISSSTE". El Universal (in Spanish). 2 January 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ Overall, Mario. "1958: Cuando Guatemala y México casi fueron a la guerra". www.hobbymex.com (in Spanish). Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "México rompe relaciones diplomáticas con Guatemala en 1959 – Prensa Libre" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. January 21, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ Decreto que crea la Comisión Nacional de Libros de Texto Gratuitos
^ SEP: Historia de 1944 a 1982
^ "Tlaxcala (Latin (or Roman) Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ "San Andrés Tuxtla (Latin (or Roman) Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ "¿Cuáles han sido los huacanes más letales en México?" (in Spanish). El Universal. October 10, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ "Perfil: Antonio Gali Fayad" [Profile: Antonio Gali Fayad], El Financiero (in Spanish), June 6, 2016, retrieved June 6, 2016
^ Muere el cantante mexicano Yoshio por COVID-19 (in Spanish)
^ Santa Maria de Jesus Sacramentado (Venegas de la Torre) Foundress