The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Rafael Tejeda, the president of the Mariachis de Guadalajara baseball team, had a recent an audience with Pope Francis, during which the head of the Catholic Church blessed one of the team’s jerseys.
Two pride marches bring diversity, tolerance, color and smiles to the streets of Guadalajara on consecutive Saturday afternoons.
CU-Chapala, the Chapala branch of the University of Guadalajara (UDG), will introduce new options in study courses for the fall semester of this year.
On May 24, 1993, hit men, purportedly working for the Tijuana drug cartel, shot to death Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo, the archbishop of Guadalajara, as he arrived at the Guadalajara airport to greet Vatican officials, in a dubious case of mistaken identity.
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our May editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
1973
Ransom paid for U.S. diplomat
The new headquarters of the Guadalajara Food Bank were inaugurated this week, with the institution’s President José Luis Íñigo González promising to deliver 17,000 tons of supplies to low-income families throughout Jalisco by the end of 2023.
Guadalajara Mayor Pablo Lemus (center) welcomed David Rutley (right), the United Kingdom’s Minister to the Americas and Caribbean, and the U.K. Ambassador to Mexico Jon Benjamin to the Municipal Palace (city hall) this week.
Expect wild and raucous celebrations in Guadalajara (and surrounding areas) on the evening of Sunday, May 28, if the local Chivas soccer team manages to beat Tigres to win its 13th Mexican championship.
For many Tapatios, normal life paused Thursday evening when the Chivas hosted arch rivals America in the semi finals of the Liga Mx Clausura 2023 tournament.