Uruapan prepares tribute to one year of the crime of Carlos Manzo

The city of Uruapan, Michoacán, prepares to pay tribute to Carlos Manzo, independent mayor murdered on November 1, 2025 during the Candle Festival; One year after the crime, the commemoration is led by his widow and current municipal president, Grecia Quiroz.

In the context of the Day of the Dead festivities, a peaceful march called “Walk for Justice and Peace” begins at 10 a.m. this Sunday.

The call, the mayor said in an interview with a media outlet, seeks to make visible the pain of thousands of families in the region hit by violence, the disappearance of loved ones and extortion.

Grecia Quiroz clarified that the movement is civil in nature and without partisan or electoral purposes, in which sectors such as education, health and business were openly called.

"It is an issue in which you stand in solidarity with all citizens. Thousands of women have experienced a situation like the one that happened to me... This invitation is general, it does not have in any way a political or electoral overtone," said Quiroz.

The mobilization will conclude in the center of the city, in the exact place where Manzo Rodríguez was killed. In that place a bronze statue will be unveiled in honor of the late mayor.

Grecia Quiroz commented that in this first year, said point has become a space for spontaneous tribute where residents place flowers, memories and prayers.

"It will be a reminder that something like what happened to Carlos must never happen again. To no president with the conviction of doing things right, to no family... His life transcended Uruapan and all of Mexico," he said.

In the afternoon, it was announced, the activities will continue with the official lighting of Day of the Dead candles to remember loved ones who are no longer here.

Manzo Rodríguez was shot to death during said celebration of November 1, 2025, around 8:10 p.m., minutes after he offered a few words of welcome. After being taken to a hospital, his death was confirmed at 9 p.m.