List of people executed in Mexico


This is a list of people legally executed in Mexico. The death penalty was a legal punishment in Mexico since Pre-Columbian times, and was still applied during its contemporary history. The last non-military execution in Mexico was in June 1957 in the State of Sonora, where two men charged with child rape and murder were executed by firing squad, and the last military execution was in 1961, with the civil death penalty being abolished in 1976 and the military death penalty in 2005. The death penalty in Mexico was constitutionally abolished for civilian crimes in 2005, following decades without executions, aligning the country with international human rights standards.
According to Amnesty International, Mexico’s last known execution was of soldier José Isaías Constante Laureano in 1961, after which a de facto moratorium began.The next list is representative and includes people condemned and executed during Mexican history:

Twentieth century

Civilian (until 1957)

Name of the convictExecution dateMethodChargeJurisdictionDescriptionImage
Arcadio Jiménez28 April 1909Firing squadMurderMexico|1900

Extrajudicial killings

Name of the convictExecution dateMethodChargeJurisdictionDescriptionImage
Juan Castillo Martínez17 February 1938Firing squad Rape and murderBaja California

Commuted death sentences

Name of the convictSentenced dateCommuted dateChargeJurisdictionDescriptionImage
Francisco Guerrero Pérez18881904Murder, rape and attempt murderDistrito Federal |1880