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Mexico City Prepares for Oct. 2 Tlatelolco Anniversary March Starting at 4 p.m.

City officials issued real-time guidance on street closures, with a large turnout expected.

Este 2025 se cumplen 57 años de "La matanza de Tlatelolco" un episodio de represión militar histórico de nuestro país que permanece en la memoria colectiva.
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México en 1968: del Desarrollo Estabilizador a la tragedia estudiantil liderada por Gustavo Díaz Ordaz.
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Overview

  • The Comité 68-led megamarch is scheduled to depart Plaza de las Tres Culturas at 4:00 p.m. and proceed via Ricardo Flores Magón, Eje Central and 5 de Mayo to the Zócalo.
  • Authorities anticipate thousands of participants, with some reports citing roughly 8,000, and a UNAM workers’ union contingent set to leave the Hemiciclo a Juárez at 3:00 p.m.
  • The SSC and C5 posted concentration maps and will implement rolling closures along the route; drivers are urged to use Insurgentes, Circuito Interior, Eje 1 Oriente, José María Izazaga and Doctor Río de la Loza.
  • Metro and Metrobús service could see temporary adjustments, with stations such as Zócalo/Tenochtitlan, Allende, Tlatelolco and Tres Culturas flagged by outlets and officials for possible closure or high congestion.
  • Organizers link the commemoration to current causes including justice for Ayotzinapa and solidarity with Palestinians, and have publicly pressed the city to limit riot-police deployments.