That Barros had the temerity to lead such a protest earned him the enmity of Díaz Ordaz; later that summer, it cost him his job. Then on September 1, Díaz Ordaz delivered his annual State of the Union address, essentially offering a warning. In 1968, Mexico had the strongest economy in all of Latin America, with an inflation rate lower than the United States. President Díaz Ordaz sees conspiracies everywhereMuch like former U.S. president Richard Nixon, Díaz Ordaz was a tremendously insecure man, about his appearance and when interacting with others. We’re not printing anything more about Tlatelolco.”The legacy of the Tlatelolco MassacreThe Tlatelolco student massacre was a tragic and immensely consequential event in Mexican history.