US EditionWidow of Slain Mayor Takes Charge Amid Michoacan Turmoil
Grecia Quiroz vows to uphold her late husband's anti-cartel policies in Uruapan amid escalating violence affecting local avocado and lime industries, officials said.
- Grecia Quiroz was appointed substitute mayor by the Michoacán state legislature and will be sworn in Wednesday afternoon at the state's congress to complete the 2024-2027 term.
- Local producers and residents report extortion, kidnappings and killings in Michoacán, while the October killing of Bernardo Bravo underscored rising violence linked to cartels.
- Authorities have arrested two people and pledged to continue investigating, while Carlos Bautista said the new mayor will be protected by at least 14 security agents and warned 'This is something that should never happen again'.
- Protesters in Morelia, Michoacán vandalized government buildings for two days, and Fabiola Alanís Sámano, president of the Political Coordination Board, said Grecia Quiroz has full support and security will be reinforced for her and her two children.
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Wife of Assassinated Mexican Mayor Assumes His Office, Vows to Fight Cartels
The wife of a mayor brazenly assassinated during Day of the Dead celebrations in the violence-ridden Mexican state of Michoacan assumed her husband’s job on Wednesday, vowing to carry on her husband’s crusade against organized crime. Grecia Quiroz was sworn in to replace her husband, Carlos Manzo, as mayor of Uruapan, known as Mexico’s avocado capital, after the state’s congress gave the move unanimous approval. “Today I come with a broken heart…
By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español. Grecia Quiroz, widow of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, was appointed Wednesday by the Michoacán Congress to fill the position her husband held. Manzo was murdered Saturday night after participating in a public event in the city center. The appointment was approved unanimously, with all 38 votes cast by the deputies present, in a session where Quiroz was also sworn in. She entered the plenary hall dressed in black…
Greece Quiroz, a widow of Carlos Manzo, has jumped from anonymity to national and international headlines in less than a week, as has Uruapan, a town of Michoacán in southwestern Mexico. This Wednesday, before the State Congress, Quiroz has taken protest as her husband’s replacement in the municipal presidency. “They killed Carlos Manzo, but they could not kill what he awoke,” has been part of the message of the woman who has taken over a munici…
Greece Quiroz was named as the new mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, after the murder of her husband Carlos Manzo on November 1, 2025.It should be remembered that Carlos Manzo was shot to death in the municipality of Uruapan, in the middle of a public event during the Day of the Dead celebrations.Although his appointment was only speculated, it was recently announced that the Congress of Michoacán already ratified Greece Quiroz as the new mayor of Ur…
Widow of Slain Mayor Takes Charge Amid Michoacan Turmoil
Widow of Slain Mayor Takes Charge Amid Michoacan Turmoil In a tragic turn of events in Michoacan, Grecia Quiroz will assume the mayoral duties of Uruapan following the assassination of her husband, Carlos Manzo. The change in leadership follows widespread calls for justice after the violent incident.Carlos Manzo was shot by a hooded gunman during the Day of the Dead celebrations, an attack that has underscored the ongoing violence linked to orga…
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