In March 2019, then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent a letter to Spanish King Felipe VI requesting an official apology for the human rights violations committed against indigenous peoples during the Conquest. 

The isolated anti-war protests sprouting in cities such as Guadalajara suggest that general sentiment among Mexicans about the Iran War is focused less on geopolitics and more on pocketbook issues such as inflation and the potential disruption of the 2026 World Cup, which Mexico is co-hosting in June and July.

March 18 marks the anniversary of Mexico’s oil expropriation, a defining moment in the nation’s history.

The spring equinox arrives on Friday, March 20 at 8:46 a.m. in Jalisco, marking the astronomical start of the season when day and night are nearly equal. For many people, this isn’t just a date on the calendar but an opportunity for renewal.

President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered a firm response Monday to recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump, reaffirming Mexico’s sovereignty while redirecting the conversation toward what she termed one of the root causes of cartel violence: U.S. weapons trafficking and drug demand.

President Claudia Sheinbaum has deployed more than 2,000 additional soldiers and National Guard officers to Jalisco in the wake of the February disturbances that followed the operation to detain cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho.”