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In 1960, the Mexican ornithologist Rafael Martín del Campo identified the eagle in the pre-Hispanic codex as the crested caracara or "quebrantahuesos" (bonebreaker), a species common in Mexico (although the name "eagle" is taxonomically incorrect, as the caracara is in the falcon family). The golden eagle is considered the official bird of ...
The coat of arms of the State of Mexico is a national eagle on the top of the Coat of Arms, in accordance with the Law on the Coat of Arms, the Flag and the National Anthem, and the drawing in the upper left quarter representing the Xinantécatl volcano, the Pyramid of the Sun of Teotihuacán and the original toponym of Toluca, the capital of the State of Mexico.
The bird featured on the Mexican coat of arms is the golden eagle. This bird is known in Spanish as águila real (literally, "royal eagle"). In 1960, the Mexican ornithologist Martín del Campo identified the eagle in the pre-Hispanic codex as a crested caracara or "quebrantahuesos", a species common in Mexico (although the name "eagle" is ...
The Coat of Arms of Mexico has been an important symbol of Mexican politics and culture for centuries. The coat of arms depicts a Mexican golden eagle , perched upon a cactus , devouring a snake . To the Aztecs this would have strong religious connotations, but to the Europeans, it would come to symbolize the triumph of good over evil
The Mexican tricolor (green, white, red) has been continuously used for a longer time than the Italian one. At the time of the Mexican flag's adoption, the similarly toned Italian tricolor had already been used briefly in Europe, [20] for example by the Cisalpine Republic in 1797, but it had different proportions from the modern Italian flag. [21]
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Mexican ornithologist Rafael Martín del Campo proposed that the northern caracara was possibly the sacred "eagle" depicted in several pre-Columbian Aztec codices, as well as the Florentine Codex. This imagery was adopted as a national symbol of Mexico , but it is not the bird depicted on the flag , which is a golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ...
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