Overview
- Mexico’s embassy in Madrid hosts a centenary ceremony led by daughter Paloma Jiménez Gálvez, with Guanajuato governor Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo and Ambassador Quirino Ordaz Coppel attending, followed by a Casa Museo exhibition opening.
- Mexico City holds a 6 p.m. homage in Plaza Garibaldi featuring María Elena Leal, Gabriel Solis and the mariachi Los Gavilanes de José Alfredo.
- Organizers outline additional tributes planned in Mazatlán, across Guanajuato and in Mexico City’s Cuauhtémoc borough throughout the year.
- Public cultural institutions schedule special coverage, including programming on Canal 22 and Radio Educación, a documentary exhibit at Cenart and activation of archival recordings at the Fonoteca.
- A February tribute in Laredo is planned, and officials are studying a proposal to rename the Bajío airport after Jiménez.