What happened to the remains of former Mexican president Luis Echeverría

• Former president of Mexico Luis Echeverría dies.
• The former president passed away at 100.
• What happened to his remains.

On July 8, relatives of the former president of Mexico, Luis Echeverría, confirmed his death at the age of 100. It should be remembered that the six-year term of the former president took place from 1970 to 1976. His family said that he died at his residence in Cuernavaca, Morelos.

During his tenure in Mexico, a single party dominated politics — the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Similarly, before becoming the president of Mexico, during the government of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, he served as Secretary of the Interior.

What happened to Luis Echeverría’s remains

A few days after Echeverría’s death was announced, several details that few knew about the deceased emerged. Among them are how much money he received as a pension and what happened to his remains. His body was veiled last Saturday at 2 o’clock at the Gayosso funeral home in the Cuajimalpa mayor’s office.

Relatives and acquaintances of the former president were there to give him his last goodbye and then his body was transferred to the Spanish pantheon at 8:00 AM on Sunday morning, according to Reforma Agency.

Luis Echeverría was cremated on Sunday

According to the Reforma agency, the body of the former president of Mexico, Luis Echeverría Álvarez, who died on July 8 at 100, was cremated at the Spanish Pantheon located in the Miguel Hidalgo City Hall.

After the cremation, the ashes of Echeverría Álvarez, the former PRI president who governed during his six-year term from 1970 to 1976, are expected to leave the crematorium in a wooden urn varnished in a mahogany tone. Filed Under: Luis Echeverría remains

Moving the ashes

It is worth mentioning that the ashes have been transported from the funeral home in two trucks that his relatives were also traveling in. Similarly, a group of at least two relatives came in a BMW truck, model X6 and Morelos license plates.

It is expected that the ashes of the former President, whose body was transported yesterday from Cuernavaca, Morelos, and veiled in Santa Fe, will be transferred to his home in San Jerónimo, where the remains of his wife María Esther Zuno and their children Álvaro and Rodolfo are. Filed Under: Luis Echeverría remains

Controversies when he was president

It is worth mentioning that Luis Echeverría Álvarez died without being able to deny the accusations of being one of the main culprits of the massacre of October 2, 1968, when he was head of the Interior, and also of the so-called «Halconazo» when he was President in 1971.

Similarly, the former president was involved in the Tlatelolco massacre where about 350 protesting students died. This happened on October 2, 1968 in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Mexico City, a day that many Mexicans will never forget. Filed Under: Luis Echeverría remains