Quiroz calls national march one year after Manzo killing
Original reporting: El Imparcial
What happened
Uruapan Mayor Grecia Quiroz is calling for a peaceful national march on Nov. 1, 2026, to demand justice and draw attention to families affected by violence, disappearances and extortion.
Reporting and context
Grecia Quiroz, the mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, has called for a national, simultaneous and peaceful march on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, one year after the killing of her husband, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez. The mobilization is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the Lázaro Cárdenas Monument in Uruapan and is intended to demand justice while bringing attention to victims of violence, disappearances, extortion and impunity.
According to El Imparcial, Quiroz wants the March for Justice and Peace to include families of missing people, searching mothers, transport workers, merchants, business owners and rural producers affected by violence and extortion. The call also names young people, women, children, journalists, public servants, police officers and residents of Indigenous and rural communities as potential participants. El Imparcial reported that the event is meant to extend the demand for answers beyond Manzo’s case and unite people affected by insecurity in Mexico.
Manzo, a former Uruapan mayor and founder of the Movimiento del Sombrero, was killed in a shooting during the Festival of the Candles, a Day of the Dead celebration, on Nov. 1, 2025. Quiroz later assumed responsibility for leading the municipal government. The anniversary of his death forms part of the march’s context, but the organizers’ stated focus also includes families who have spent years seeking answers about violence, threats and disappearances.