Consulate-General of Mexico, Dallas
The Consulate-General of Mexico in Dallas (Spanish: Consulado-General de México en Dallas) is a diplomatic mission of Mexico in Dallas, Texas, United States. It was established in 1920[1] and it currently covers 82 counties in North Texas.[1]
| Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas | |
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| Consulado General de México en Dallas | |
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Incumbent since June 1st, 2016Francisco de la Torre Galindo | |
| Website | https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/dallas/index.php |
In June 2024, it was one of the voting locations approved by the National Electoral Institute for the 2024 Mexican general election.[2]
Between 2019 and 2022, the Consulate-General of Mexico in Dallas was the Mexican consular office that processed the largest quantity of Mexican passports and matrículas consulares.[3]
In 2009, Alfredo Corchado of The Dallas Morning News called it the thirdmost important Mexican consulate after Los Angeles and Chicago's, in terms of activity and Mexican population size.[4] It moved from 8855 North Stemmons Freeway to 1210 River Bend Drive that January.[5]
On May 6, 2009, lawyers for four residents filed a class action lawsuit in the Dallas County District Court, partially alleging "corruption and greed" in the consulate.[6] That August, the Mexican government announced the removal of consul-general Enrique Hubbard Urrea from his post due to corruption.[7][4]
Consul General
editUnder President Claudia Sheinbaum:
- Francisco de la Torre Galindo (2016-current)
Under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador:
- Francisco de la Torre Galindo (2016-current)
Under President Enrique Peña Nieto:
- Francisco de la Torre Galindo (2016-current)
- José Octavio Tripp Villanueva (2013-2016)
Under President Felipe Calderón:
- Juan Carlos Cué Vega (2009-2012)
- Enrique Hubbard Urrea (2006-2009)
Under President Vicente Fox:
- Enrique Hubbard Urrea (2006-2009)
- Carlos Eugenio García de Alba Zepeda (2004-2006)
- Ezequiel Padilla Couttolenc (2001-2004)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rodríguez, Laura Beatriz Moreno; Trejo, Gregorio Joaquín Lozano (2022-12-31). "La génesis de la red de consulados mexicanos en Estados Unidos". Revista Mexicana de Política Exterior (in Spanish) (124): 203–220. ISSN 2594-2441.
- ^ Probert Hermosillo, Maria (2024-02-23). "How Mexican citizens in Texas can vote in Mexico's 2024 elections". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Consulado de México en Dallas procesa la mayor cantidad de documentos en Estados Unidos". Dallas News (in Spanish). 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ a b Corchado, Alfredo. "Mexico removing Dallas consul general." The Dallas Morning News. Saturday August 15, 2009. Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
- ^ Resendiz, Julian. "For consulate, it's a big step Mexican officials say move to new building will go smoothly." The Dallas Morning News. June 18, 2009. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert. "Lawsuit Alleges Mexico's Consulate in Dallas is a "Lawless World Where Rules Do Not Exist"." Dallas Observer. Thursday May 7, 2009. Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
- ^ Feldman, Megan. "Mexican Citizens Seeking Help from the Local Consulate Get Snared in a Legal Grudge Match." Dallas Observer. August 12, 2009. 1. Retrieved on September 14, 2009.
