1842 in Mexico
Events in the year 1842 in Mexico.
Incumbents
- President:
- * Antonio López de Santa Anna until October 26
- * Nicolás Bravo after October 26
Governors
- Aguascalientes:
- Chiapas: Salvador Ayanegui
- Chihuahua: Francisco García Conde/Mariano Martínez de Lejarza/Francisco García Conde/Mariano Monterde
- Coahuila: José Ignacio de Arizpe/Francisco Mejía
- Durango:
- Guanajuato:
- Guerrero:
- Jalisco: Antonio Escobedo
- State of Mexico:
- Michoacán:
- Nuevo León: Manuel María de Llano
- Oaxaca:
- Puebla:
- Querétaro: Sabás Antonio Domínguez/José Francisco Figueroa/Julián Juvera
- San Luis Potosí:
- Sinaloa:
- Sonora:
- Tabasco:
- Tamaulipas: Jose Antonio Quintero
- Veracruz:
- Yucatán: Miguel Barbachano
- Zacatecas:
Events
- March 5 - Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas, briefly occupy San Antonio, and then head back to the Rio Grande. This is the first such invasion since the Texas Revolution.
Notable births
- September 8 - Juan José Carrillo, Mayor of Santa Monica, California was born in Santa Barbara, Alta California
- October 8 - Francisco del Paso y Troncoso, historian and Nahuatl scholar was born in Veracruz, Veracruz
Notable deaths
- August 24 - Leona Vicario, supporter of the Mexican War of Independence and wife of Andrés Quintana Roo
Dates unknown
- Silvestre De León, soldier and third Alcalde of Victoria murdered in Victoria
- José Mariano Elízaga, composer died in Morelia
- Agustín V. Zamorano, printer and Governor of Alta California died in San Diego