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August 25 – 2011 Monterrey casino attack: more than 50 people are killed in an attack on a casino in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. [17] [18] August 30 – The Popocatepetl volcano south of Mexico City starts spewing ash into the sky. [19] September
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games (Spanish: XVI Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa.
Mexico began their participation having achieved 782 medals in total with 155 of them gold. [2] On August 24, 2011, the head of CONADE , Bernardo de la Garza stated that the Mexican athletes would look to break the country's historic record of achieving 23 gold medals in a single Games, which happened at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del ...
The competition started on June 5, 2011, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas and ended with the final on June 25, 2011, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, [2] with Mexico beating the United States 4–2. This competition was the fifth tournament without guests from other confederations.
For the second straight year, Mexico defended their Gold Cup title against the United States, defeating them 4–2 in the final, overcoming a two-goal deficit. Mexico's Pablo Barrera netted Mexico's first and third goals, while Andrés Guardado and Giovani dos Santos tallied the second and fourth goals, respectively.
It was hosted by Mexico from 18 June to 10 July 2011. [1] Mexico won the tournament after defeating Uruguay 2–0 in the final, claiming the country's second title. Mexico also became the first host nation to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Players born after 1 January 1994 could participate in this tournament.
On August 25, 2011, members of the drug cartel Los Zetas set a casino on fire in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, killing 52 people. [1] [2]The arson attack left over a dozen injured, and over 35 trapped for several hours.
The 2011 San Fernando massacre, also known as the second massacre of San Fernando, [1] was the mass murder of 193 people by Los Zetas drug cartel at La Joya ranch in the municipality of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in March 2011. [2]