page_title: Flag of Mexico
section_title: Civil ceremonies
hierarchical_section_title: Flag of Mexico / Protocol / Civil ceremonies
caption_attribution_description: English: Mexican sculpture remembering the moments when Aztecs found the sign for Tenochtitlan foundation place. This is present day mexico not present day aztec. The sculpture is near the Zocalo, in Pino Suarez Street, Historical Center, Mexico City. Mexico. Română: Aceasta fusese viziune Aztecilor in 1323, cand, spune legenda, aztecii au avut o viziune cu un vultur care statea in varful unui cactus si tinea in gura un sarpe. Dupa inca vreo cativa ani de ratacire, aztecii au dat de o insula mlastinoasa, de-abia locuibila, din mijlocul lacului Texcoco - in ziua de azi nu mai exista; se afla sub Ciudad de Mexico. Se presupune ca aceasta era insula pe care se afla vulturul din viziunea lor. Astfel, inceteaza sa mai rataceasca fara sens si incep sa construiasca. Noul lor oras s-a numit Tenochtitlan. Português: Escultura mexicana relembrando o momento em que os astecas acharam o sinal do lugar de fundação da cidade de Tenochtitlan. A escultura está próxima ao Zocalo, na Rua Pino Suarez, Centro Histórico, Cidade do México. México.
context_page_description: The flag of 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, and subsequent First Mexican Empire. The form of the coat of arms was most recently revised in 1968, but the overall design has been used since 1821, when the First National Flag was created.
  Red, white, and green are the colors of the national army in Mexico. The central emblem is the Mexican coat of arms, based on the Aztec symbol for Tenochtitlan, the center of the Aztec empire. It recalls the legend of an eagle sitting on a cactus while devouring a serpent that signaled to the Aztecs where to found their city, Tenochtitlan. A ribbon in the national colors is at the bottom of the coat of arms. Throughout history, the flag has changed several times, as the design of the coat of arms and the length-width ratios of the flag have been modified.
context_section_description: The flag songs are dedicated to the flag day, it is a national holiday in Mexico. Flag Day is celebrated every year on February 24 since its implementation in 1937. The songs were established by President of Mexico General Lázaro Cárdenas before the monument to General Vicente Guerrero, first to pledge allegiance to the Mexican flag and Agustin de Iturbide:
caption: Mexican sculpture about the founding of Tenochtitlan.
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