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Before the adoption of the first national flag, various flags were used during the War of Independence from Spain. Though it was never adopted as an official flag, many historians consider the first Mexican flag to be the Standard of the Virgin of Guadalupe, which was carried by Miguel Hidalgo after the Grito de Dolores on September 16, 1810. [2]
The tri-coloured stripes date back to 1821. [1] The green represents hope and victory, white stands for the purity of Mexican ideals and red represents the blood shed by the nation's martyrs. [2] The modern day Flag of Mexico was adopted in 1968. [3]
Date Occasion 21 January: Birth of Ignacio Allende (1779). 5 February: Adoption of the Constitutions of 1857 and 1917. 19 February: Día del Ejército Mexicano (Day of the Mexican Army). 24 February: Día de la Bandera (Flag Day). 1 March: Proclamation of the Plan of Ayutla. 18 March: Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation (1938). 21 March: Birth ...
Flag Day celebrations in Mexico City, 24 February 1950. The date was selected because more than a century earlier (February 25, 1821), the "Plan de Iguala" or "Plan de las tres garantías" was proclaimed by Agustin de Iturbide and General Vicente Guerrero. This plan was based in three principles: "Religion, Independence and Unity", which were ...
Flag used by the Spanish Empire in its territories from 1785 to 1821: 1521–1821: Cross of Burgundy flag used in New Spain from 1521 to 1821: 1810: Banner used by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810: 1811–1812: Flag used from 1811 to 1812 by Regimiento de la muerte (Death Regiment) after Hidalgo's death in the Independence War: 1812
The sun was bright and the sky was blue on Saturday morning as I enjoyed breakfast with a friend at my wife’s restaurant in downtown Santa Ana.
From 1521 to 1821, the coat of arms of New Spain, as Mexico was known, was the Cross of Saint Andrew. It was always displayed alongside the coat of arms of Spain. In 1581, Father Durán drew his version of the foundation of Mexico on his book about Mexico; the snake was included for the first time.
Flag Day marks the day, 246 years ago, when Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes as our national American flag. Here's how to display a U.S. flag.