Martina Montenegro Espinoza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montenegro and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.

Martina Montenegro Espinoza (born January 1, 1948) is a Mexican politician, known for being the first female municipal president of Mexicali and having a career of more than 50 years in politics in Mexico.[1]

Biography

Born in Potrero de Cháidez, Durango, Montenegro Espinoza joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1968. She began her career in public administration in 1971 as the first official in the private secretariat of the municipal presidential office of Mexicali; Later, in 1974, she took office as councilor of the VIII city council, to later become the first female mayor of that municipality in 1975.[1][2]

From 1986 to 1989, Montenegro Espinoza was an official of the Civil Registry Office, where she promoted the omission of the reading of Epistle of Melchor Ocampo, written in 1859, for being offensive to gender equality.[3]

She was part of the LVII Legislature of the Senate, she has also been a local deputy in the Congress of Baja California when she only shared with two female deputies and in the LVI Federal Legislature where there were only 77 female legislators out of 500 members.[4][5]

In 2015, Montenegro Espinoza was appointed municipal delegate in Playas de Tijuana.[6]

She coordinated the research and publication of the book Mexicali, 100 años y más de 100 mujeres.[7]

Recognitions

  • In 1972 she was named Woman of the Year by the International Women's Year Committee.[citation needed]
  • Forjadora of the Year 2017, for her outstanding work as a public official recognized by the Grupo Madrugadores de Playas de Tijuana.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Senadoras de México" (PDF) (in Spanish). Senado de la República. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  2. ^ "Sánchez Díaz: en 89 sí hubo entrega del poder: Martina". afntijuana.info (in Spanish). 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  3. ^ Montenegro Espinoza, Martina; Mexicali. Ayuntamiento; Instituto de Cultura de Baja California; Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (2004). Mexicali, 100 años y más de 100 mujeres (in Spanish). XVII Ayuntamiento de Mexicali. ISBN 968-6418-32-6. OCLC 57229640. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  4. ^ "SIL - Sistema de Información Legislativa-PopUp Legislador". sil.gobernacion.gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  5. ^ Hernández, Juan Miguel. "Avance de la mujer en la esfera política". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  6. ^ "Sesión Extraordinaria de Cabildo del H. Ayuntamiento de Tijuana" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  7. ^ "Recordando a Martina Montenegro". La Voz de la Frontera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  8. ^ "Madrugadores de Playas de Tijuana nombra a Martina Montenegro, Forjadora del Año". Semanario ZETA (in Mexican Spanish). 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2023-11-04.