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

• Chiapas:
• Chihuahua:
• Coahuila:
• Durango:
• Guanajuato:
• Jalisco:
• State of Mexico:
• Michoacán:
• Nuevo León:
• Oaxaca:
• Puebla:
• Querétaro:
• San Luis Potosí:
• Sinaloa:
• Sonora:
• Tabasco:
• Tamaulipas:
• 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