Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Spain's Foreign Minister Seeks Justice for Student's Death in Mexico
Claudia Tacoronte was a 21-year-old student from Spain studying in Mexico.
She was taking part in an exchange program at the Autonomous University of Morelos State.
Her body was found near a cultural center in Cuautla.
Local reports said she had been stabbed.
Mexican prosecutors are treating the case as a possible femicide, which means a woman may have been killed because of her gender.
Spain's foreign minister said officials want to find out exactly what happened.
Mexican investigators are looking for the motive and the person responsible.
Claudia's university held a minute of silence and condemned her death.
Spanish student Claudia Tacoronte, 21, died violently in Morelos State, Mexico.
Local media reported that Tacoronte died from stab wounds.
Her body was found late Saturday near the Casa de Cultura in Cuautla.
Mexican authorities are investigating the death as a possible femicide.
Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Manuel Albares called for a full investigation and justice.
- Who
- Claudia Tacoronte, a 21-year-old Spanish student from the University of Granada, died; Spanish and Mexican officials are investigating.
- What
- Tacoronte died from reported stab wounds, and Mexican authorities are investigating the death as a femicide.
- When
- Her body was found late Saturday; the report was published on September 14.
- Where
- Near the Casa de Cultura in Cuautla, in Mexico's Morelos State, about 100 kilometers from Mexico City.
- Why
- The motive has not been established; authorities say they are pursuing every line of investigation.
- Victim
- Claudia Tacoronte, a 21-year-old Spanish college student
- University
- University of Granada
- Exchange program
- Autonomous University of Morelos State
- Reported cause of death
- Stab wounds
- Discovery location
- Near the Casa de Cultura in Cuautla
- Investigation
- Morelos authorities are investigating the death as a femicide
- Spanish response
- Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Manuel Albares demanded justice and said authorities want to establish what happened