Chiapas
State of Mexico
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| 2024 | State pageant election postponed for one year due to changes in national pageant dates |
| December 26 2024 | Chiapas state congress voted to reform state law and legislatively legalize same-sex marriage, becoming the 28th Mexican state to do so. |
| 2023 | Alicia Archila Molina from Tuxtla Gutiérrez was the titleholder, with national placement still to be determined |
| November 2023 | Rebel Subcomandante Moises and EZLN signed a treaty dissolving the Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities due to cartel violence and border conflicts, with Caracoles remaining open to locals but closed to outsiders. |
| 2021 | The Mexican Supreme Court resolved the territorial dispute in Oaxaca's favor and annulled the 2011 decree that had created Belisario Domínguez municipality. |
| 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic caused a delay in the state contest for Mexicana Universal Chiapas |
| 2020 | Researchers led by Charles Golden and Andrew Scherer reveal the ancient Maya kingdom capital of Sak Tz'i' (now Lacanja Tzeltal) in the backyard of a Mexican farmer. |
| 2020 | Census reveals 1.02% of Chiapas's population identifies as Black, Afro-Mexican, or of African descent. |
| 2018 | A survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography found that 59% of the Chiapas public opposed same-sex marriage, which was the highest opposition rate in Mexico. |
| July 15 2018 | Honduras de la Sierra was incorporated as the newest municipality in Chiapas. |
| June 2018 | By this date, over 300 same-sex marriages have been performed across multiple cities in Chiapas, including Tuxtla Gutiérrez, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Tapachula, and Comitán. |
| May 11 2018 | Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in Chiapas was published in the Official Journal of the Federation. |
| 2017 | An opinion poll revealed that 39% of Chiapas residents supported same-sex marriage, which was the second lowest support rate in Mexico, with 58% of residents opposing the measure. |
| 2017 | The beauty pageant changes its name from 'Nuestra Belleza Chiapas' to 'Mexicana Universal Chiapas' as part of a broader rebranding of the national beauty competition. |
| December 2017 | First same-sex marriages begin to be performed in Chiapas, marking the start of legal recognition for same-sex couples in the state. |
| October 30 2017 | The civil registry in Chiapas began accepting marriage applications from same-sex couples. The first couple to marry without an amparo did so in San Cristóbal de las Casas on this date. |
| July 2017 | The first same-sex marriage ceremony occurred following the Supreme Court ruling, though the couple still married using an amparo. |
| July 11 2017 | Mexican Supreme Court issued a ruling declaring that the ban on same-sex marriage in Chiapas violated constitutional equality and non-discrimination provisions in Articles 1 and 4 of the Constitution of Mexico. |
| April 6 2016 | The National Human Rights Commission filed an action of unconstitutionality with the Mexican Supreme Court challenging Chiapas' ban on same-sex marriage, seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. |
| 2015 | Over 700 Tzotzil indigenous Mayans have converted to Islam, with most now following orthodox Sunni Islam and establishing the Al-Kausar Mosque in San Cristobal de las Casas. |
| 2015 | Municipal authorities in Belisario Domínguez were suspended due to an ongoing territorial dispute between Chiapas and Oaxaca. |
| 2010 | Puerto Chiapas gained a terminal for cruise ships, offering tours to various local attractions including the Izapa archaeological site, the Coffee Route, Tapachula city, Pozuelos Lake, and an Artesanal Chocolate Tour. |
| 2010 | Nahá–Metzabok area in the Lacandon Forest was included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. |
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