1831 in Mexico
Events in the year 1831 in Mexico.
Incumbents
- Anastasio Bustamante - President of Mexico
- Pedro José de Fonte y Hernández Miravete - Archbishop of Mexico
Governors
- Chiapas: José Ignacio Gutiérrez
- Chihuahua:
- Coahuila: Ramón Músquiz/José MarÃa Viesca/José MarÃa de Letona/Ramón Músquiz
- Durango:
- Guanajuato:
- Guerrero:
- Jalisco: José Ignacio Herrera y Cairo/José Ignacio Cañedo y Arróniz
- State of Mexico:
- Michoacán:
- Nuevo León: JoaquÃn GarcÃa
- Oaxaca:
- Puebla:
- Querétaro: Manuel López de Ecala
- San Luis PotosÃ:
- Sinaloa:
- Sonora:
- Tabasco:
- Tamaulipas: Juan Guerra/Francisco Vital Fernandez
- Veracruz:
- Yucatán:
- Zacatecas:
Events
As a result of a rebellion that Vicente Guerrero led against Anastasio Bustamante, Guerrero was captured and executed in Oaxaca, Mexico on 14 February.Benito Juarez, who later served as the president of Mexico from 1858 to 1872, first entered politics as a liberal.
Popular culture
Literature
- José JoaquÃn Fernández de Lizardi's El Periquillo Sarniento is published.
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 31 January - Juan Francisco Azcárate y Ledesma died in Mexico City
- 14 February - Vicente Guerrero, leader of Mexican War of Independence and 2nd President of Mexico, assassinated