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Party abbreviations: PAN = Partido Acción Nacional (National Action Party, conservative);
PRD = Partido de la Revolución Democrática (Party of the Democratic Revolution, social-democratic); PRI = Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Institutional Revolutionary Party, socialist, 1929-38 National Revolutionary Party; 1938-46 Party of the Mexican Revolution);
- Former parties: CLD = Centro Liberal Democrático (Liberal Democratic Center)

Note: Mexican states do not have official flags, in fact some state constitutions forbid the adoption of flags. Unofficial local flags of white charged with a coat of arms are broadly used, these are shown below.



Aguascalientes

[Aguascalientes unofficial white flag

23 May 1835                Aguascalientes Provisional Territory split from Zacatecas.
 5 Feb 1857                State of Aguascalientes

Governors
23 May 1835 - Jun 1836     Pedro José García Rojas
1837                       Pedro José López de Nava Mayorga
                             (interim)
25 Jun 1837 - 1841         Francisco Flores Alatorre Terán
 3 Nov 1841 - Apr 1842     José María López de Nava 
                             Castañeda (1st time) (interim)
Apr 1842 - Aug 1843        Nicolás Condelle Soya
31 Aug 1843 - Nov 1845     Mariano Chicho Navarro           (b. 1796 - d. 1846)
                             (interim to 13 Aug 1844)
Nov 1845 - Sep 1846        Felipe Nieto y del Portillo
 2 Sep 1846 - 1848         Felipe Cosío Gutiérrez de Velasco
Aug 1848                   Tomás Requena (interim)
1848 - 1849                Jesús Terán Peredo (1st time)    (b. 1821 - d. 1866)
1850 - 1853                Atanasio Rodríguez Ramírez
Jul 1853 - 1855            José Cirilo Gómez Anaya          (b. 1780 - d. 1861)
1855 - 1857                Jesús Terán Peredo (2nd time)    (s.a.)
 9 Jun 1857 - Jan 1859     José María López de Nava 
                             Castañeda (2nd time) (interim)
1859                       Carlos Roberto Patrón Zavalegui
                             (provisional)
Feb 1859 - Sep 1859        José María Chávez Alonso         (b. 1812 - d. 1864)
                             (1st time) (interim)
Sep 1859                   Jesús Gómez Portugal Díaz        (b. 1820 - d. 1875)
                             (1st time) (interim)
Oct 1859                   Adrián Woll (interim)
Oct 1859 - Dec 1859        Miguel Alfaro (provisional)
Dec 1859 - Feb 1860        José Longinos Rivera
Feb 1860 - 1862            Esteban Avila Mier               (b. 1827 - d. 1880)
                             (interim to Dec 1860)
Feb 1862 - Apr 1862        Antonio Rayón Meyado (interim)
1862 - 1863                José María Chávez Alonso         (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
Dec 1863 - Feb 1864        Juan Chávez (interim)
Prefects
Feb 1864 - Jun 1864        Cayatena Basave
1864 - 1865                Francisco R. Esparza
Apr 1865                   Antonio Salas Saldivar
May 1866 - Dec 1866        Manuel Arteaga Guerrero
Governors
 1 Dec 1867 - 30 Nov 1871  Jesús Gómez Portugal Díaz        (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
 1 Dec 1871 - 1872         Carlos Barrón Letechipia
 9 Dec 1871 - Jan 1872     Rodrigo Rincón Gallardo (interim)(b. 1840? - d. 1909)
                             (1st time)
Jan 1872                   Patricio de la Torre Vega 
                             (1st time) (interim)
1872                       Jesús Gómez Velez (interim)
 2 Mar 1872 - May 1872     Patricio de la Torre Vega 
                             (2nd time) (interim)
Dec 1872 - Jan 1873        José María Rangel (interim)
Jul 1872 - 1875            Ignacio T. Chávez                (b. 1837 - d. 1908)
Jun 1875                   Rodrigo Rincón Gallardo (interim)(s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
Dec 1875 - Apr 1876        Rodrigo Rincón Gallardo (interim)(s.a.)
                             (3rd time) 
Apr 1876                   Rafael Sagredo (interim)(1st time)
May 1876 - Sep 1876        Rodrigo Rincón Gallardo (interim)(s.a.)
                             (4th time) 
Nov 1876 - Dec 1876        Rodrigo Rincón Gallardo (interim)(s.a.)
                             (5th time)
25 Dec 1876 - Dec 1879     Francisco G. Hornedo de Bengoa   (b. 1847 - d. 1890)
                             (1st time)(acting to Mar 1877)
1879 - 1881                Miguel Güinchard                 (b. 1840 - d. 1903)
11 May 1881 - 12 Jun 1881  Librado Gallegos Díaz (interim)
                             (1st time)
Jun 1881 - May 1883        Rafael Arellano Ruiz Esparza     (d. 1919)
                             (1st time)
Dec 1884 - Jan 1885        Rafael Sagredo (interim)(2nd time)
1885 - 1887                Francisco G. Hornedo de Bengoa   (s.a.) 
                             (2nd time) 
 4 Mar 1887 - 21 Mar 1887  Rafael Sagredo (interim)(3rd time) 
1887 - 1888                Alejandro Vazquez del Mercardo   (b. 1841 - d. 1923)
                             (1st time)
14 May 1888 -  4 Jun 1888  Librado Gallegos Díaz (interim)
                             (2nd time) 
Oct 1891 - Dec 1893        Jesús Díaz de León Avila 
                             (interim to Nov 1891)
1891 - 1895                Alejandro Vazquez del Mercardo   (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
Dec 1895 - Sep 1897        Rafael Arellano Ruiz Esparza     (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) (interim)
 5 Sep 1897 - 10 Oct 1897  Felipe Ruíz Chávez Montañez
                             (1st time)
May 1898 - Jun 1898        Carlos M. López Arteaga (1st time)
                             (interim)
Jun 1898 - Oct 1898        Rafael Arellano Ruiz Esparza     (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
Oct 1898 - Nov 1898        Carlos Sagredo (1st time)(interim)
Nov 1898 - Dec 1899        Rafael Arellano Ruiz Esparza     (s.a.)
                             (4th time)
Apr 1899 - May 1899        Carlos Sagredo (2nd time)(interim)
Nov 1900 - Dec 1900        Carlos M. López Arteaga (2nd time)
                             (interim)
1903 - 26 Dec 1910         Alejandro Vazquez del Mercardo   (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
Mar 1903                   Carlos Sagredo (3rd time)
                             (interim)
Mar 1903 - Apr 1903        Carlos M. López Arteaga
                              (3rd time) (interim)
 1 Feb 1909 -  1 Mar 1909  Alberto M. Dávila Merino
                             (1st time) (interim)
26 Dec 1910 - 26 Jan 1911  Enrique Osorio Martínez (interim)
 3 May 1911 -  7 Jun 1911  Felipe Ruíz Chávez Montañez
                             (2nd time) (interim) 
 8 Jul 1911 - 24 Aug 1911  Alejandro Martínez Ugarte
                             (1st time) (provisional) 
24 Aug 1911 - 29 Aug 1911  Alberto M. Dávila Merino
                             (2nd time) 
29 Aug 1911 - 31 Aug 1911  Alejandro Martínez Ugarte 
                             (2nd time) (provisional) 
31 Aug 1911 - 19 Sep 1911  Daniel Cervantes Hernández 
                             (interim)
19 Sep 1911 - 19 Oct 1911  Jacobo Jayme (interim)
19 Oct 1911 -  1 Dec 1911  Francisco Luis Jiménez de la 
                             Torre (interim)
Dec 1911                   Alberto Fuentes Dávila           (b. 1873 - d. 1953)
1913                       Rafael Arellano Ruiz Esparza     (s.a.)
                             (4th time)
20 Mar 1912 -  1 Apr 1912  Ricardo Villalpando Avila (interim)
                             (1st time) 
11 Jun 1912 - 16 Jun 1912  Ricardo Villalpando Avila (interim)
                             (2nd time) 
Jul 1912                   Ricardo Rodríguez Romo (interim)
                             (1st time) 
Dec 1912                   Ricardo Rodríguez Romo (interim)
                             (2nd time) 
 1 Mar 1913 - 21 Jul 1913  Carlos García Hidalgo (interim)
                             (1st time)
21 Jul 1913 - 26 Jul 1913  Aniceto Lomelí Vázquez (1st time)
                             (interim)
26 Jul 1913 - 22 Dec 1913  Carlos García Hidalgo (interim)
                             (2nd time) 
18 Jan 1914 - 24 Jan 1914  Miguel Ruelas (interim) (1st time) 
Jan 1914 - Feb 1914        Tomas Medina Ugarte (interim)
 9 Feb 1914 -  8 Jun 1914  Miguel Ruelas (interim) (2nd time)
 8 Jun 1914 - 13 Jun 1914  Aniceto Lomelí Vázquez (2nd time)
                             (interim)
Sep 1914                   Félix Guzmán Morales (interim)
                             (1st time)
14 Nov 1914 - 20 Jan 1915  Víctor Elizondo Cantú (provisional)
20 Jan 1915 - 28 Jan 1915  Francisco Villa
28 Jan 1915 - 10 Jul 1915  Benito Díaz Sánchez (interim)
10 Jul 1915 - 26 Jul 1915  Alvaro Obregón
26 Jul 1915 - 10 Aug 1915  Roque Estrada (provisional)
                             (named by Alvaro Obregón)
10 Aug 1915 - 10 Jan 1916  Félix Guzmán Morales (interim)
                             (2nd time)
10 Jan 1916 - 19 Jan 1916  Manuel Víctor Romo (interim)
25 May 1916 -  3 Jun 1916  Salvador Murguía (provisional)
Aug 1916 - Oct 1916        Luis Ilizaliturri (interim)
Oct 1916 - Nov 1916        Gregorio Ozuna Hinojosa (provisional)
Nov 1916 - Jan 1917        Enrique Muñoz (interim)
Jan 1917                   Antonio Norzagaray (interim)
1917 - 1920                Aurelio L. González
1920 - 1924                Rafael Arellano Valle            (b. 1875 - d. 1942)
1924                       Victorino Medina
24 Dec 1924 - 1925         José María Elizalde              (b. 1876 - d. 19..)
24 Oct 1925 - 15 Jan 1926  Benjamín Azpeitia Puga (interim)
15 Jan 1926 - Jul 1926     Francisco Reyes Barrientos
                             (1st time) (interim)
Jul 1926                   Alberto González Hermosillo
                           Barragán (1st time) (interim)
1926 - 21 Sep 1926         Francisco Reyes Barrientos
                             (2nd time) (interim)
21 Sep 1926 - 25 Oct 1926  Alberto González Hermosillo
                           Barragán (2nd time) (interim)
25 Oct 1926 -  2 Nov 1926  Francisco Reyes Barrientos
                             (3rd time) (interim)
 2 Nov 1926 -  1 Aug 1927  Isaac Díaz de León (1st time)
                             (interim)
 1 Aug 1927 -  8 Aug 1927  Manuel Mena (interim)
 8 Aug 1927 - 21 Sep 1927  Isaac Díaz de León (2nd time)
                             (interim)
21 Sep 1927 -  5 Oct 1927  Alberto González Hermosillo
                           Barragán (3rd time) (interim)
 5 Oct 1927 - 12 Dec 1927  Isaac Díaz de León (3rd time)
                             (interim)
12 Dec 1927 - 19 Dec 1927  Joaquín de Lara Esqueda (interim)
19 Dec 1927 - 31 Mar 1928  Isaac Díaz de León (4th time)
                             (interim)
31 Mar 1928 -  3 Sep 1928  Benjamín de la Mora (interim)
Sep 1928                   Alberto Díaz de León Bocanegra
                             (interim)
1928 - Nov 1929            Manuel Carpio Velázquez            (b. 1877 - d. 1929)  PRI
 5 Nov 1929 -  5 Feb 1930  Miguel García Ramos (interim)                           PRI
1930 - 1932                Rafael Quevedo Morán               (d. 1934)            PRI
12 Mar 1932 -  1 Dec 1932  J. Guadalupe Zamarripa                                  PRI
                             (interim)
Dec 1932 - Nov 1936        Enrique Osorio Camarena            (b. 1897 - d. 1984)  PRI
 1 Dec 1936 - Nov 1940     Juan Gualberto Alvarado                                 PRI
                             Lavallade
Dec 1940 - Nov 1944        Alberto del Valle Azuela           (b. 1890)            PRI
Dec 1944 - Nov 1950        Jesús María Rodríguez Flores                            PRI
Dec 1950 -  9 Jul 1953     Edmundo Gómez Orozco               (b. 1902 - d. 1953)  PRI
10 Jul 1953 - Sep 1953     Joaquín Cruz Ramírez                                    PRI
                             (interim)
Sep 1953 - Nov 1956        Benito Palomino Dena               (b. 1914 - d. 2003)  PRI
Dec 1956 - Nov 1962        Luis Ortega Douglas                (b. 1911 - d. 1980)  PRI
Dec 1962 - Nov 1968        Enrique Olivares Santana           (b. 1920 - d. 2004)  PRI
Dec 1968 - Nov 1974        Francisco Guel Jiménez             (b. 1915)            PRI
Dec 1974 - Nov 1980        J. Refugio Esparza Reyes           (b. 1921)            PRI
Dec 1980 - Nov 1986        Rodolfo Landeros Gallegos          (b. 1931)            PRI
Dec 1986 - 30 Nov 1992     Miguel Ángel Barberena             (b. 1928 - d. 1999)  PRI
 1 Dec 1992 - 30 Nov 1998  Otto Granados Roldán               (b. 1956)            PRI
 1 Dec 1998 - 30 Nov 2004  Felipe González González           (b. 1947)            PAN
 1 Dec 2004 -              Luis Armando Reynoso Femat         (b. 1957)            PAN


Alta California (1822-1846): see California under U.S. States


Baja California 

Baja California unofficial white flag

 4 Oct 1824                Territory of Baja California del México, subordinate
                             to Alta California (until 18 May 1847).
13 Sep 1850                Territory of Baja California
 1 Jan 1888                District of Baja California Norte
 7 Feb 1931                Territory of Baja California Norte
26 Nov 1952                State of Baja California
 7 Oct 1974 - 1979         State of Baja California Norte

Political chiefs
 7 Jul 1822 - 30 Oct 1822  Fernando de la Toba (1st time)
30 Oct 1822 - 1825         José Manuel Ruiz Carrillo
1825                       José María de Echeandía 
1825 - 1826                Fernando de la Toba (2nd time)
1826                       José María Padrés
1826 - 1827                José Arce
1827 - 1828                Miguel Meza
1828                       José Meza (1st time)
1828                       José María Mata (1st time)
1828 - 1829                José Meza (2nd time) 
1829 - 1830                Manuel Victoria
1830 - 1831                José Mariano Monterde (1st time)
1831                       Antonio Navarro
1831 - 1833                Diputación Territorial
1833 - 1834                José Mariano Monterde (2nd time)
1834 - 1835                Nicolás Lastra (1st time)
1835 - 1836                Miguel Martínez
1836                       Nicolás Lastra (2nd time)
1836                       Miguel Canseco
1836                       José María Mata (2nd time)
1836 - 1837                Juan José López
1837                       Fernando de la Toba (3rd time)
1837 - 1842                Luis del Castillo Negrete (1st time)
1842 - 1843                Francisco Padilla
1843 - 1844                Mariano Garfias
1844 - 1847                Francisco Palacios Miranda
1847 - 1848                Mauricio Castro
1848 - 1849                Nicolás Lastra (3rd time)
1849 - 1853                Rafael Espinoza
1853                       Juan Clímaco Rebolledo (1st time)
1853                       Antonio Navarro (1st time)
1853                       Antonio Ochoa
1853 - 1854                Juan Clímaco Rebolledo (1st time) 
1854 - 1855                José María Blancarte (1st time)
1855 - 1856                José María Gómez
1856                       Antonio Navarro (2nd time)
1856 - 1857                José María Blancarte (2nd time)
1857                       José María Esteva
Feb 1857 (20 days)         Francesco Canto 
Feb 1857 - 1857            Santos Ruiz
1857 - Apr 1858            Manuel Amao
May 1858 - 1860            Diego Castilla
1860 - 1861                Teodoro Riveroll
1861 - 186.                Juan Mendoza
186. - 186.                Feliciano Ruiz Esparza
186. - 186.                José Matias Moreno
186. - 18..                Cecilio Zérega
1868 - 1871                Manuel Clemente Rojo
 1 Jan 1872 - 1876         José María Villagrana 
1876 - 1877                José Matías Moreno
187. - 187.                Brígido Castrejón
187. - 18..                Ignacio Alas 
18.. - 188.                José Manuel Ruíz                   (d. 1885)
1881 - 1884                José María Rangel
1884 - 1886                Agustín Sanginés 
1886 - 1887                Jorge Ryerson
1887 - 1888                Pablo Pozo
Governors
 1 Jan 1888 - 18 Jul 1894  Luis Emeterio Torres
1894 - 1895                Rafael G. Martínez
1895 - 27 Oct 1902         Agustín Sanginés 
27 Oct 1902 - 15 Mar 1903  Abraham Arróniz                    (d. 1903)
15 Mar 1903 - 22 Aug 1911  Celso Vega
22 Aug 1911 - 25 Aug 1911  Miguel Mayoral (acting)
1911                       Maunel Gordillo Escudero
1911 -  8 Oct 1912         Jacinto Barrera (acting)
 8 Oct 1912 -  7 Feb 1913  Carlos R. Ptanick
 7 Feb 1913 - 18 Mar 1913  José Dolores Espinoza y Ayala
18 Mar 1913 - 29 Sep 1913  Miguel V. Gómez
13 Sep 1913 - 17 Aug 1914  Francisco Vásquez
17 Aug 1914 - 1914         David Zárate Zazueta
                            (Municipal President and Temporary Political Chief)
1914 - 20 Jan 1915         Baltasar Avilés
20 Jan 1915 - 18 Aug 1920  Esteban Cantú Jiménez
18 Aug 1920 -  1 Oct 1920  Luis M. Salazar (provisional)
 1 Oct 1920 - 10 Mar 1921  Manuel Balarezo
10 Mar 1921 -  7 May 1921  Epigmenio Ibarra Jr.
 7 May 1921 -  1 Feb 1922  Lucas B. Rodríguez (interim)
 1 Feb 1922 -  2 Nov 1923  José Inocente Lugo                 (b. 1871 - d. 1963)
 2 Nov 1923 -  3 Jan 1930  Abelardo L. Rodríguez              (b. 1889 - d. 1967)  PRI
 3 Jan 1930 -  3 Sep 1930  José María Tapia Freyding                               PRI
 3 Sep 1930 - 27 Dec 1930  Arturo M. Bernal Navarrete                              PRI
27 Dec 1930 -  7 Nov 1931  Carlos Trejo y Lerdo de
                             Tejada                           (b. 1879 - d. 1945)  PRI
 7 Nov 1931 - 18 Aug 1932  Agustín Olachea Avilés             (b. 1880 - d. 1973)  PRI
                             (1st time) 
18 Aug 1932 -  8 Sep 1932  Arturo M. Elías                                         PRI
 8 Sep 1932 -  7 Sep 1935  Agustín Olachea Avilés             (s.a.)               PRI
                             (2nd time) 
 7 Sep 1935 - 19 Feb 1936  Gildardo Magaña                    (b. 1891 - d. 1939)  PRI
19 Feb 1936 - 16 Aug 1936  Gabriel Gavira                                          PRI
16 Aug 1936 -  1 Mar 1937  Rafael Navarro Cortina                                  PRI
 1 Mar 1937 - 31 Jul 1944  Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada            (b. 1895 - d. 1955)  PRI
 2 Aug 1944 - 21 Dec 1946  Juan Felipe Rico Islas             (b. 1890 - d. 1975)  PRI
21 Dec 1946 - 22 Oct 1947  Alberto Vega Aldrete               (b. 1891 - d. 1959)  PRI 
22 Oct 1947 -  1 Dec 1953  Alfonso García González            (b. 1909 - d. 1961)  PRI
                             (provisional from 26 Nov 1952)
 1 Dec 1953 -  1 Nov 1959  Braulio Maldonado Sández           (b. 1903 - d. 1990)  PRI
 1 Nov 1959 - 17 Dec 1964  Eligio Esquivel Méndez             (b. 1908 - d. 1964)  PRI
19 Dec 1964 -  1 Nov 1965  Gustavo Aubanel Vallejo                                 PRI
 1 Nov 1965 -  1 Nov 1971  Raúl Sánchez Díaz                  (b. 1915)            PRI
 1 Nov 1971 -  1 Nov 1977  Milton Castellanos Everardo        (b. 1920)            PRI
 1 Nov 1977 -  1 Nov 1983  Roberto de la Madrid Romandía      (b. 1922)            PRI
 1 Nov 1983 -  5 Jan 1989  Xicoténcatl Leyva Mortera          (b. 1940)            PRI
 5 Jan 1989 -  1 Nov 1989  Óscar Baylón Chacón                (b. 1929)            PRI
 1 Nov 1989 -  1 Nov 1995  Ernesto Ruffo Appel                (b. 1952)            PAN
 1 Nov 1995 -  4 Oct 1998  Héctor Terán Terán                 (b. 1931 - d. 1998)  PAN
 4 Oct 1998 -  1 Nov 2001  Alejandro González Alcocer         (b. 1951)            PAN
                             (acting to 1 Nov 1998)
 1 Nov 2001 -              Eugenio Elorduy Walther            (b. 1940)            PAN



Baja California Sur

Baja California Sur unofficial white flag

 4 Oct 1824                Territory of Sur California del México, subordinate
                             to Alta Califronia (until 18 May 1847).
 1 Jan 1888                District of Baja California Sur, within Baja California.
 7 Feb 1931                Territory of Baja California Sur (separation from Baja).
16 Aug 1953                State of Baja California Sur

Political chiefs
1822                       José Manuel Ruiz 
1822 - 1825                José María Mata
1825 - 1828                José María Echeandía
1828 - 1830                Miguel Meza
1830                       Manuel Victoria
1830 - 1835                José Mariano Monterde
1835 - 1836                Miguel Martínez 
1837 - 1842                Luis del Castillo Negrete
1842 - 1845                Francisco Padilla
1845 - 1847                Francisco Palacios Miranda 
1848 - 1849                Nicolás Lastra 
1849 - 1853                Rafael Espinoza 
1854                       José Antonio Ochoa
1854 - 1855                José María Blancarte
1856 - 1858                José María Gómez
1858                       José María Esteva
1858                       Francisco Canto
1858                       Santos Ruiz
1858                       Manuel Amao
1858 - 1859                Ramón Navarro
1859                       Jerónimo Amador
1859 - 1861                Manuel Clemente Rojo
1861 - 1863                Teodoro Riveroll
1863 - 1865                Pedro Magaña Navarrete
1865                       Félix Gibert
1865 - 1868                Antonio Pedrín
1868                       Bibiano Dávalos
1868 - 1875                Pablo María Castro
1875 - 1876                Máximo Velasco
1876 - 1877                Francisco Miranda y Castro
1877                       Andrés L. Tapia
1877 - 1880                Patricio Ávalos
1880 - 1888                José María Rangel
Governors
1888 - 1889                José María Rangel
1889 - 1894                Bonifacio Topete
1894 - 1900                Rafael García Martínez
1900 - 1902                Abraham Arróniz                    (d. 1903)
27 Oct 1902 - 1913         Agustín Sanginés 
1913                       Santiago Díaz
1913                       Rafael Casillas
1913                       Gastón Vivés
1913 - 1914                Federico Cota
1914                       Gregorio Osuna
1914                       Manuel Amezcua
1914                       Miguel L. Cornejo Romero
1914                       Félix Ortega
1914 - 1916                Urbano Angulo
1916                       Enrique Moreno
1916 - 1917                Francisco Lacroix Rovirosa
1917 - 1920                Manuel Mezta
1920                       Francisco D. Santiago
1920 - 1924                Agustín Arriola Martínez
1924                       Miguel Piña
1924 - 1925                Librado Abitia
1925 - 1927                Carlos M. Esquerro 
1927                       Daniel Galindo
1927 - 1929                Amado Aguirre
1929 - 1931                Agustín Olachea Avilés             (b. 1880 - d. 1973)  PRI
                             (1st time) 
1931 - 1932                Ruperto García de Alba                                  PRI
1932 - 1938                Juan Domínguez Cota                                     PRI
1938 - 1941                Rafael M. Pedrajo                                       PRI
1941 - 1946                Francisco J. Mújica                (b. 1884 - d. 1954)  PRI
1946 - 1956                Agustín Olachea Avíles             (s.a.)               PRI
                             (2nd time) 
Apr 1956 - Apr 1957        Petronilo Flores                                        PRI
Apr 1957 - Dec 1958        Lucino M. Rebolledo                                     PRI
1959 - 1965                Bonifacio Salinas Leal             (b. 1900 - d. 1982)  PRI
1965 - 1970                Hugo Cervantes del Río                                  PRI
1971 - 1975                Félix Agramont Cota                                     PRI
Apr 1975 - Apr 1981        Ángel César Mendoza Arámburo                            PRI
Apr 1981 - Apr 1987        Alberto Andrés Alvarado                                 PRI
                             Arámburo 
Apr 1987 - Apr 1993        Víctor Manuel Liceaga Ruibal                            PRI
 5 Apr 1993 -  4 Apr 1999  Guillermo Mercado Romero                                PRI
 5 Apr 1999 -  4 Apr 2005  Leonel Efraín Cota Montaño         (b. 1956)            PRD
 5 Apr 2005 -              Narciso Agúndez Montaño            (b. 1958)            PRD



Campeche

[Campeche unofficial white flag

 9 Aug 1857                District of Campeche within Yucatan.
18 May 1858                Territory of Campeche y el Carmen
29 Apr 1863                State of Campeche (provisional from 19 Feb 1862). 
May 1864 - 10 Jan 1867     Re-incorporated into Yucatán. 

Political Chief
 9 Aug 1857 - 17 May 1858  Pablo García Montilla              (b. 1824 - d. 1895) 
Governors
18 May 1858 - 21 Jan 1864  Pablo García Montilla (1st time)   (s.a.)
15 Dec 1867 -  1 Jun 1870  Pablo García Montilla (2nd time)   (s.a.)
 2 Jun 1870 - 19 Jul 1870  Tomas Anzar Barbachano (provisional)
19 Jul 1870 -  5 Jan 1871  Salvador Donde (interim)
 6 Jan 1871 -  7 Jan 1877  Joaquín Baranda Quijano (1st time) (d. 1840 - d. 1909)
29 Apr 1877 - 18 Oct 1880  Marcelino Castilla                 (d. 1893)
 1 Dec 1880 - 15 Sep 1883  Arturo Shiels                      (b. 1835 - d. 1886)
16 Sep 1883 - 15 Nov 1883  Joaquín Baranda Quijano (2nd time) (s.a.)
15 Nov 1883 - 15 Sep 1887  Juan Montalvo (1st time) (interim) (d. 1898)
16 Sep 1887 - 24 Apr 1888  José Trinidad Ferrer
16 Sep 1888 - 15 Sep 1891  Joaquín Z. Kerlegand               (b. 1838 - d. 1908)
16 Sep 1891 - 15 Sep 1895  Leocadio Preve                     (b. 1842 - d. 1904)
16 Sep 1895 - 18 Nov 1898  Juan Montalvo (2nd time)           (s.a.)
19 Nov 1898 -  2 Apr 1902  Carlos Gutiérrez McGrecor
                             (interim to 15 Sep 1899)
 2 Apr 1902 - 24 Jun 1902  José Castellot Batalla             (b. 1856 - d. 1938)
                             (interim to 24 May 1902)
 9 Aug 1902 - 15 Jun 1905  Luis Garcia Mezquíta               (d. 1905)
21 Jun 1905 -  9 Aug 1910  Tomas Aznar Cano                   (d. 1923)
                             (interim to 2 Sep 1905)
16 Sep 1911 - 10 Jun 1913  Manuel Castilla Brito              (b. 1872 - d. 1942)
 4 Jul 1913 -  4 Sep 1914  Manuel Rivera
                             (interim to 14 Feb 1914) 
 9 Sep 1914 - 15 Sep 1919  Joaquín Mucel Acereto              (b. 1889 - d. 1970)
16 Sep 1919 - 15 May 1920  Enrique Arias Solís                (b. 18.. - d. 1928)
16 May 1920 - 25 Jul 1920  Eduardo Arceo Zumárraga
                             (1st time)(provisional)
26 Jul 1920 -  3 Jan 1921  Gonzalo Sales Guerrero
                             (interim)
 4 Jan 1921 - 16 Feb 1921  Eduardo Arceo Zumárraga
                             (2nd time)(provisional)
17 Feb 1921 - 11 Aug 1921  Enrique Gómez Briceño
11 Aug 1921 - 24 Nov 1921  Guillermo Ferrer Vega
                             (provisional)
25 Nov 1921 - 15 Sep 1923  Ramón Felix Flores                 (b. 18.. - d. 1947)
16 Sep 1923 - 15 Sep 1927  Ángel Castillo Lanz                (b. 18.. - d. 1970)
16 Sep 1927 - 19 Nov 1928  Silvestre Pavón Silva                                   PRI
20 Nov 1928 - 28 Nov 1928  Pedro Tello Andueza (interim)                           PRI
28 Nov 1928 - 31 May 1931  Ramiro Bojorquez Castillo          (b. 1891 - d. 1996)  PRI
                             (interim to 28 Dec 1928)
12 Jun 1931 - 15 Sep 1931  Fausto Bojórquez Castillo (interim)                     PRI
16 Sep 1931 - 15 Sep 1935  Benjamín Romero Esquivel           (b. 1895 - d. 1982)  PRI
16 Sep 1935 - 15 Sep 1939  Eduardo R. Mena Córdova            (b. 1888 - d. 1965)  PRI
16 Sep 1939 - 15 Sep 1943  Héctor Pérez Martínez              (b. 1906 - d. 1948)  PRI
16 Sep 1943 - 15 Sep 1949  Eduardo J. Lavalle Urbina          (b. 1910)            PRI
16 Sep 1949 - 15 Sep 1955  Manuel Jesús López Hernández       (b. 1912 - d. 1995)  PRI
16 Sep 1955 - 15 Sep 1961  Alberto Trueba Urbina              (b. 1903 - d. 1984)  PRI
16 Sep 1961 - 15 Sep 1967  José Ortiz Ávila                   (b. 1917 - d. 2002)  PRI
16 Sep 1967 -  2 Mar 1973  Carlos Sansores Pérez              (b. 1919 - d. 2005)  PRI
 3 Mar 1973 - 15 Sep 1973  Carlos Pérez Cámara                (b. 1922)            PRI
                             (interim to 13 Aug 1973)
16 Sep 1973 - 15 Sep 1979  Rafael Rodríguez Barrera           (b. 1937)            PRI
16 Sep 1979 - 15 Sep 1985  Eugenio Echeverría Castellot       (b. 1918 - d. 1999)  PRI
16 Sep 1985 - 15 Sep 1991  Abelardo Carrillo Zavala           (b. 1939)            PRI
16 Sep 1991 - 15 Sep 1997  Jorge Salomón Azar García          (b. 1952)            PRI
16 Sep 1997 - 15 Sep 2003  José Antonio González Curi         (b. 1952)            PRI
16 Sep 2003 -              Jorge Carlos Hurtado Valdez        (b. 1949)            PRI



Chiapas
 
[Chiapas flag 1823-1824]
             31 Jul 1823 - 14 Sep 1824 
Chiapas unofficial white flag
   

1529 - 1821                Part of the colonial Kingdom of Guatemala.
 1 Sep 1821                Chiapas declares its acceptance of Mexico's Plan de Iguala,
                             expecting Guatemala to follow.
 3 Sep 1821                Chiapas declares its independence from Spain.
26 Sep 1821                Chiapas, confronted with the declaration of independence of
                             the Kingdom of Guatemala on 15 Sep 1821, protests its inclusion
                             in the text of that declaration and the fact that it does not 
                             adhere to Mexico.
16 Jan 1822                The Regency of the Mexican Empire decrees the incorporation of
                             Chiapas
 8 Jun 1823                Chiapas establishes a Provisional Supreme Government Junta.
 1 Jul 1823                The declaration of independence of the United Provinces of Central
                             America omits Chiapas and does not include it in the list of
                             Provinces invited to re-join.
30 Jul 1823                The United Provinces of Central America recognize the Chiapas
                             Provisional Supreme Government Junta. and declare the right of 
                             Chiapas to decide its future freely.
31 Jul 1823                The "absolute" independence of Chiapas declared.
 5 Sep 1823                General Filísola (who governed Central America originally on
                             behalf of Mexico, but later served to facilitate the transition
                             to independence) dissolves the Junta and re-installs the Imperial
                             Diputación Provincial.
26 Oct 1823                Revolts in various parts of the Province demand independence.
31 Oct 1823                The Junta is re-installed.
26 May 1824                Mexico's Constituent Congress declares that Chiapas is free to
                             choose its future.
24 Jul 1824                The district of Soconusco declares its will to be incorporated
                             into Guatemala, but then Mexican troops attempted to
                             invade. The stand-off continued, leaving Soconusco a political 
                             orphan with intermittent attempts by either side, until in 1841. 
14 Sep 1824                Following a referendum on either joining Federal Republic of 
                             Central America or Mexico, the government junta proclaims 
                             definitive incorporation into Mexico.
14 Oct 1824                State of Chiapas
15 Aug 1841                Santa Anna obtains a decision by Soconusco to join Mexico;
                             this was embodied in legislation enacted 11 Sep 1842.
                             This is not recognized by Guatemala until 1 Apr 1895.

Governors
1821 -  8 Jun 1823         ....
Presidents of the Provisional Supreme Government Junta
 8 Jun 1823 - 1823         Manuel de Jesús Rojas
31 Jul 1823?               Francisco Guillén
16 Dec 1823?               Carlos Castañón
26 Oct 1823 - 1824?        Luis Antonio García
1824                       Manuel Zebadua
24 Mar 1824?               José Simón Moguel
12 Sep 1824?- 14 Sep 1824  Manuel de Jesús Robles
Governors
1825 - 1826                Manuel José de Rojas (interim)
1826 - 1829                José Diego Lara (1st time)
1829                       Emeterio Pineda (1st time)(interim)
1829 - 1830                José Diego Lara (2nd time)
1830 - 1834                Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez (1st time)
1830 - 1832                José Ignacio Gutiérrez (1st time)
                             (interim) 
1830                       Emeterio Pineda (2nd time)(interim)
1830                       José Rafael Coello (interim)
1830 - 1832                José Ignacio Gutiérrez (1st time)
                            (interim) 
1832                       Manuel Escandón (interim)
1832                       Mariano Correa (interim)
1832                       Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez (2nd time)
                             (interim)
1832                       Emeterio Pineda (3rd time)(interim)
1832 - 1833                Quirino Domínguez (interim)
1833                       Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez (3rd time)
1833                       Emeterio Pineda (4th time)(interim)
1833 - 1835                José Ignacio Gutiérrez (2nd time)
1835                       José Mariano Coello (interim)
1835                       Ignacio Tovilla (interim)
1835 - 1836                Mariano Montes de Oca (interim)
1836 - 1837                Clemente Aceituno (interim)
1837                       Salvador Piñeiro (interim)
1837                       Onofre Reyes (interim)
1837 - 1840                José María Sandoval 
1840 - 1841                José Diego Lara (3rd time)
1841 - 1842                Salvador Ayanegui (provisional)
1842 - 1845                Ignacio Barberena
1845 - 1848                Jerónimo Cardona (1st time)
1846 - 1847                Nicolás Ruiz (interim)
1847 - 1848                Jerónimo Cardona (1st time)
1848                       Manuel María Parada (interim)
1848                       Jerónimo Cardona (2nd time)
1848                       Ponciano Solórzano y del Barco
                             (interim)
1848 - 1849                Fernando Nicolás Maldonado (interim)
1849 - 1850                Ramón Larraínzar Piñeiro (interim)
1850 - 1855                Ferdinando Nicolás Maldonado
1851                       José Farrera (interim)
1855 - 1856                Ángel Albino Corzo (interim)
                             (1st time)
1856                       Domingo Ruiz Molina (interim)
1855 - 1860                Ángel Albino Corzo (interim)
                             (2nd time)
1861 - 1863                Juan Clímaco Corzo (interim)
1863                       José Gabriel Esquínca (interim)
1863 - 1875                José Panteleón Domínguez
1875 - 1876                Moisés Rojas (interim)
1876 - 1877                Carlos Borda 
1877                       Diego Betanzos (interim)
1877                       Nicolás Ruiz (interim)
1877 - 1878                Sebastián Escobar (interim)
1878 - 1879                Mariano Aguilar (interim)
1879 - 1883                José María Ramírez 
1883 - 1887                Miguel Utrilla Trujillo 
1887 - 1891                Manuel Carrascosa 
1891 - 1894                Emilio Rabasa Estebanell 
1894 - 1895                Fausto Moguel 
1895 - 1899                Francisco León 
1899 - 1905                Rafael Pimentel 
1905 - 1911                Ramón Rabasa Estebanell 
1911                       Manuel de Trejo Interino
1911                       Reynaldo Gordillo León (interim)
1911                       Policarpio Rueda Fernández
                             (interim)
1911                       Manuel Rovelo Arguello (interim)
1911                       Marco Aurelio Solís (interim)
                             (1st time)
1911 - 1912                Reynaldo Gordillo León (interim)
                             (1st time)
1912 - 1913                Flavio Guillén Ancheyta (interim)
1913                       Marco Aurelio Solís (interim) 
                             (2nd time)
1913                       Reynaldo Gordillo León (interim)
                             (2nd time)
1913 - 1914                Bernardo A.Z. Palafox (interim)
1914                       José Inés Cano (interim)
1914 - 1916                Jesús Agustín Castro (interim)
1916 - 1919                Pablo Villanueva (interim)
1919 - 1920                Pascual Morales y Molina (interim)
1920                       Amadeo Ruiz (interim)
1920 - 1923                Tiburcio Fernández Ruiz
1923                       Benigno Cal y Mayor (interim)
1923 - 1924                Manuel Encarnación Cruz
1924 - 1925                Luis Ramírez Corzo (interim)
1925                       César Córdova Herrera (interim)
1925 - 1927                Carlos Amilcar Vidal                 (b. 1885 - d. 1927)
1927                       Luis P. Vidal (interim)              (d. 1927)
1927                       Manuel Álvarez (interim)
1927 - 1928                Federico Martínez Rojas (interim)
1928 - 1932                Raymundo E. Enríquez                                     PRI
1932 - Sep 1936            Victórico Grajales Reynosa                               PRI
Sep 1936 - Dec 1936        Amador Coutino Coss                                      PRI
Dec 1936 - Nov 1940        Efraín A. Gutiérrez Rincon                               PRI
Dec 1940 - Nov 1944        Rafael P. Gamboa                                         PRI
Dec 1944 - Jan 1947        Juan M. Esponda (interim)                                PRI
Jan 1947 - Nov 1948        César A. Lara Ramos (interim)                            PRI
Dec 1948 - Nov 1952        Francisco Grajales Goboy                                 PRI
 1 Dec 1952 - Nov 1958     Efraín Aranda Osorio                                     PRI
Dec 1958 - Nov 1964        Samuel León Brindis                 (b. 1895 - d. 1987)  PRI
Dec 1964 - Nov 1970        José Castillo Tielemans                                  PRI
Dec 1970 - Nov 1976        Manuel Velasco Suárez               (b. 1914 - d. 2001)  PRI
Dec 1976 - Dec 1977        Jorge de la Vega Domínguez                               PRI
 9 Dec 1977 - 29 Nov 1979  Salomón González Blanco                                  PRI
                             (interim) 
29 Nov 1979 - 30 Nov 1982  Juan Sabines Gutiérrez              (b. 1920 - d. 1987)  PRI
                             (interim) 
 1 Dec 1982 -  8 Dec 1982  Gustavo Armendáriz                                       PRI
 8 Dec 1982 -  8 Dec 1988  Absalón Castellanos Domínguez                            PRI
 8 Dec 1988 -  2 Jan 1993  José Patrocinio González                                 PRI
                             Blanco Garrido 
 2 Jan 1993 - 18 Jan 1994  Elmar Harald Setzer Marseille        (d. 1998)           PRI
                             (interim)
18 Jan 1994 - 10 Dec 1994  Javier López Moreno (interim)                            PRI
10 Dec 1994 - 17 Feb 1995  Eduardo Robledo Rincón               (b. 1947)           PRI
                             (interim)
17 Feb 1995 -  7 Jan 1998  Julio César Ruiz Ferro               (b. 1949)           PRI
                             (interim)
 7 Jan 1998 -  8 Dec 2000  Roberto Armando Albores              (b. 1943)           PRI 
                             Guillén (interim) 
 8 Dec 2000 -  8 Dec 2006  Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía            (b. 1954)           PAN
 8 Dec 2006 -              Juan Sabines Guerrero                (b. 1968)           PRD



Chihuahua

Chihuahua unofficial white flag

Jul 1823                   Separated from Durango.
14 Oct 1824                State of Chihuahua

Political Chiefs
11 Aug 1823 - 1824?        Mariano Orcasitas
1824? -  8 Sep 1824        José de Urquidi
Governors
 8 Sep 1824 - 27 Feb 1826  José de Urquidi
27 Feb 1826 - 27 Sep 1826  José Antonio Arcé (interim)
                             (1st time)
27 Sep 1826 - 27 Nov 1826  Simon Elias González (1st time)
27 Nov 1826 - 29 Mar 1827  José Antonio Arcé (2nd time)
29 Mar 1827 -  2 Oct 1827  José Antonio Ruíz de Bustamante 
 2 Oct 1827 - 28 Jan 1828  Simon Elias González (2nd time)
28 Jan 1828 - 1829         José Antonio Arce (3rd time)
1829 - 28 Jan 1830         Juan Manuel Rodríguez
Feb 1830 - Aug 1830        José Antonio Arce (4th time)
21 Aug 1830 - Aug 1834     José Isidro Madero 
21 Aug 1834 - 18 Sep 1834  Simon Elias González (3rd time)
19 Sep 1834 -  7 Apr 1837  José Joaquín Calvo 
Apr 1837 - 1838?           Simon Elias González (4th time)
1838? - Dec 1839?          José María de Echevarría
Dec 1839 - 18..            José María Bear 
18.. - 18..                Mariano Orcasitas
18.. - 18..                Bernardo Revilla
18.. - May 1840            José María Irigoyen (1st time)
May 1840 - Jul 1840        Pedro Olivares
Jul 1840 - 1842            Francisco García Conde 
1842 - Jan 1845            J. Mariano Monterde 
Jan 1845                   Mariano Martínez 
Jan 1845 - Aug 1845        Luis Zuloaga 
Aug 1845                   Joaquin Bustamante
Aug 1845                   Pedro Olivares 
24 Aug 1845 - 1845         Ángel Trias (1st time)
1845 - 184.                Mauricio Ugarte
184. - 184.                Cayetano Justiniani 
184. - Aug 1846            José María Irigoyen (2nd time)
24 Aug 1846 - Mar 1847     Ángel Trias (2nd time)
1847 - Sep 1847            Laureano Muñoz
Sep 1847 - 184.            José María Sanchez Pareja
184. - Nov 1850            Ángel Trias (3rd time)
Nov 1840 - Jan 1852        Juan N. de Urquidi (1st time)
Jan 1852 - Aug 1852        José Cordero 
Dec 1852 - Dec 1855        Ángel Trias (4th time)
 1 Dec 1855 - Feb 1856     Juan N. de Urquidi (2nd time)
10 Feb 1856 -  2 Nov 1856  Jesús María Palacios 
Nov 1856 - 1857            Bernardo Revilla
1857                       José María Jaurrieta 
1857 - 1858                Antonio Ochoa (1st time)
Jul 1858 - 27 Aug 1858     Juan N. Barcenas 
27 Aug 1858 - 28 Aug 1858  José Eligio Muñoz (1st time)
1858 - Jun 1864            Luis Terrazas (1st time)
27 Jul 1860 - Aug 1860     Domingo Cayen (in opposition) 
 4 Jun 1864 - 11 Jun 1864  Jesús José Casavantes 
11 Jun 1864 -  1 Jul 1865  Ángel Trias (5th time)
 1 Jul 1856 - 14 Jul 1865  Luis Terrazas (2nd time)
14 Jul 1865 - Aug 1865     Francesco Ortiz de Zarate 
                             (1st time)
 4 Aug 1865 -  2 Sep 1865  Manuel Ojinaga 
Aug 1865 - 19 May 1866     Tomás Zuloaga -Prefect
 2 Sep 1865 - Nov 1865     Villagra 
Nov 1865 - Jan 1867        Luis Terrazas (3rd time)
Jan 1867 - Nov 1867        Francesco Ortiz de Zarate 
                             (2nd time)
Nov 1867 -  4 Oct 1873     Luis Terrazas (4th time)
 4 Aug 1873 - 1876         Antonio Ochoa (2nd time)
1876                       José Eligio Muñoz (2nd time)
1876 - 187.                Manuel de Herrera
187.                       Antonio Ochoa (3rd time)
187. - Feb 1877            Mariano Samaniego
Feb 1877                   José María de Iglesias
Feb 1877                   Juan B. Caamaño 
Feb 1877 - 1877            José Eligio Muñoz (3rd time)
1877 - Aug 1877            Pedro Hinojosa 
14 Aug 1877 - 26 Aug 1879  Ángel Trias, Jr.
26 Aug 1879 -  3 Apr 1884  Luis Terrazas (5th time)
                             (interim to 18..)
1884 - Oct 1884            Ramon Cuellar
1884 - Oct 1884            Celso González 
Oct 1884 - 188.            Carlos Pacheco (1st time) 
188. - 188.                Carlos Fuero
188. - 188.                Felix Francesco Maceyra
188. - 11 Sep 1887         Lauro Carrillo (1st time) 
11 Sep 1887 - 15 Sep 1891  Carlos Pacheco (2nd time) 
Sep 1891 - 1892            Lauro Carrillo (2nd time)
1892                       Rafael Pimentel
 4 Oct 1892 - 31 Jan 1903  Miguel Ahumada (1st time)
31 Jan 1903 - 26 May 1903  Joaquín Cortázar
May 1903 - 1904            Luis Terrazas (6th time)
1904 - 1906                Enrique C. Creel (1st time)
1906 - 1907                José María Sánchez (1st time)
1907 - 1910                Enrique C. Creel (2nd time)
1910                       José María Sánchez (2nd time)
Oct 1910 - Dec 1910        Abraham González (1st time) 
 6 Dec 1910 - Jan 1911     Alberto Terrazas Cuilty
31 Jan 1911 - Jun 1911     Miguel Ahumada (2nd time)
10 Jun 1911 - Oct 1911     Abraham González (2nd time) 
Nov 1911 - 1912            Aureliano L. González 
1912                       Abraham González (3rd time)
1912                       Felipe R. Gutiérrez 
1912 - Mar 1913            Abraham González (4th time)
Mar 1913 - 1913            Antonio Rábago 
1913                       Benjamín Camarena
Oct 1913 - Nov 1913        Salvador R. Mercado
 8 Dec 1913 - Jan 1914     Francisco "Pancho" Villa            (b. 1878 - d. 1923)
Jan 1914 - Mar 1914        Manuel Chao
1914                       Fidel Ávila (1st time)
13 Mar 1914 - 1914         Silvestre Terrazas (1st time)
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