1836 in Mexico

Incumbents

• Miguel Barragán - President of Mexico until resignation due to illness February 27
• José Justo Corro - President of Mexico starting on March 2

Governors

• Aguascalientes: Pedro García Rojas
• Chiapas: Mariano Montes de Oca/Clemente Aceituno
• Chihuahua:
• Coahuila: José Rafael Eça y Múzquiz
• Durango:
• Guanajuato:
• Guerrero:
• Jalisco: José Antonio Romero/Antonio Escobedo
• State of Mexico:
• Michoacán:
• Nuevo León: Juan Nepomuceno de la Garza y Evía/Joaquín García
• Oaxaca:
• Puebla:
• Querétaro: José Rafael Canalizo
• San Luis Potosí:
• Sinaloa:
• Sonora:
• Tabasco:
• Tamaulipas: José Antonio Fernández Izaguirre/José Guadalupe de Samano
• Veracruz:
• Yucatán:
• Zacatecas:

Events

• February 23 – Battle of the Alamo: The siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas.
• March 2 – At the Convention of 1836, the Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico.
• March 6 - The Battle of the Alamo ends; 189 Texans are slaughtered by about 1,600 Mexicans.
• March 27 – Texas Revolution: Goliad massacre – Antonio López de Santa Anna orders the Mexican army to kill about 400 Texans at Goliad, Texas
• April 21 – Texas Revolution: Battle of San Jacinto – Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
• April 22 - Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

Notable births

• May 16 - Juan de la Luz Enríquez, Governor of Veracruz
• June 9 - Manuel de Aspiroz, statesman, Senator, and diplomat was born in Puebla, Puebla

Notable deaths

• March 1 - Miguel Barragán, President of Mexico