National Mexico Flag History

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The Flag of the United Mexican States or Mexico is a vertical tricolor of green,
white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the
white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these
three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain
during the country's War of Independence. The current flag was adopted in
1968, but the overall design has been used since 1821 when the First
National Flag was created. The current law of national symbols, Law on the
National Arms, Flag, and Anthem, that governs the use of the national flag has
been in place since 1984.
Originally, the colors had the following meanings:

Green: Independencia (independence from Spain)

White: Religión (religion, the Roman Catholic faith)
Red: Unión (union between the Europeans and Americans)

However, the meaning of the colors changed because of the secularization of

the country, which was spearheaded by President Benito Juárez.The new
color meanings are as follows:

Green: Hope
White: Unity
Red: Blood of the national heroes

Capital: Mexico City

Largest City: Mexico City

National languages: Spanish

Independence from Spain

- Declared September 16, 1810

- Recognized September 27, 1821

Anthem: Himno Nacional Mexicano

Origin of the Name: The origin of the name of the Mexica is obscure and
subject to diverse interpretations. Some argue that it derives from the Nahuatl
Mexitl or Mexitli, a secret name for the god of war and patron of the Aztecs,
Huitzilopochtli, in which case Mexico means "Place where Mexitli lives".
Another hypothesis is that the word Mexiko derives from the metztli ("moon"),
xictli ("navel", "center" or "son"), and the suffix -co (place), in which case it
means "Place at the center of the moon" or "Place at the center of the Lake
Moon", in reference to Lake Texcoco. The system of interconnected lakes, of
which Texcoco was at the center, had the form of a rabbit, the same image
that the Aztecs saw in the moon. Tenochtitlan was located at the center (or
navel) of the lake (or rabbit/moon). Still another hypothesis suggests that it is
derived from Mectli, the goddess of maguey.

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