The protocol rules of the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) set an order of precedence with 17 ranks. It begins with the rector, then the president of the governing board, then the board’s members, then the president of the university trust. Speeches must open by naming the leading authorities present “en estricto apego a la precedencia correspondiente” (in strict adherence to the corresponding precedence).
The rules also fix the seats. In a row with an odd number of people, “el lugar de honor será aquel que se ubica exactamente en el centro” (the place of honor will be the one exactly in the center). “El Rector sólo cederá la presidencia al Jefe del Ejecutivo Federal” (The rector will give up the presidency of an event only to the head of the federal executive). At some events, the state governor also takes it.