Díaz-Canel Signs Condolence Book at Mexican Embassy for Death of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas

ByLa Jornada Editorial Staff

This article by La Jornada Editorial Staff originally appeared in the November 2, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.

Havana. The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, went to the Embassy of Mexico in Havana this Monday to sign the book of condolences for the passing of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, whom he recognized as a “tireless fighter for progress with social justice” and one of the island’s best friends.

Engineer Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano, one of the main forerunners of the struggle for democracy in Mexico, died on October 28 at the age of 92 in Mexico City.

According to a statement from the Cuban presidency, the president expressed, on behalf of the island, his condolences and solidarity with the Cárdenas family and the Mexican government and people. He also highlighted the Mexican politician’s contribution to strengthening the ties between both countries and his defense of sovereignty and social causes.

For Cuba it has been a great honor to count among its best friends a man like Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, a tireless fighter for progress with social justice for the sister nation of Mexico.

Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba

“Cubans and Mexicans of various generations are grateful for his tireless contribution to the friendship between our peoples,” wrote Díaz-Canel, who also recognized Cárdenas’s integrity, moral stature and dignity as an expression of the values of the Mexican people.

Days earlier, the Cuban president had expressed on the social network X his sorrow over the death of the “dear friend of Cuba” and highlighted his defense of the causes of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Mexico’s ambassador to Cuba, Miguel Ignacio Díaz Reynoso, thanked the president for the visit. Also attending the event were the Communist Party of Cuba’s Secretary of Organization, Roberto Morales Ojeda, and the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gerardo Peñalver Portal.