Domestically , Echeverría achieved significant economic growth , with the Mexican economy growing by 6.1 % , and aggressively promoted the development of infrastructure projects such as new maritime ports in Lázaro Cárdenas and Ciudad Madero . However , his presidency was also characterized by authoritarian methods ( in fact , the first documented instances of death flights in Latin America occurred in Mexico under Echeverría ) , the 1971 Corpus Christi massacre against student protesters , the Dirty War against leftist dissent in the country ( despite Echeverría himself adopting a leftist-populist rhetoric ) , and the economic crisis that occurred in Mexico towards the end of his term . In 2006 , he was indicted and ordered under house arrest for his role in the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre and the 1971 Corpus Christi massacre , but in 2009 the charges against him were dismissed
1968 Tlatelolco massacre
Tlatelolco massacre
Luis Echeverría