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The salutation, "I salute the flag of the State of New Mexico and the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures", [1] is commonly recited in New Mexico public schools after the United States pledge of allegiance. [citation needed]
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The symbol is representative of the much broader Puebloan, affiliated Hispano communities, and New Mexican culture, for example it is featured on the flag of New Mexico, in the design of the New Mexico State Capitol, on New Mexico's State Quarter entry, numerous city flags including Albuquerque and Roswell, and the state highway marker. The Zia ...
Symbols of the Southwest: a string of dried chile pepper pods (a ristra) and a bleached white cow's skull hang in a market near Santa Fe. The flag of New Mexico, which is among the most recognizable in the U.S., [1] reflects the state's eclectic origins, featuring the ancient sun symbol of the Zia, a Puebloan tribe, with the scarlet and gold coloration of the Spanish flag.
The practice of firing 21 shots in salute was formally adopted by the U.S. in 1875 to match the international salute. Now it's used in ceremonies honoring the national flag, visiting dignitaries ...
The Pueblo peoples occupied several dozen villages, primarily in the Rio Grande valley of northern New Mexico. [18] [19] Spanish explorers and settlers arrived in the 16th century from present-day Mexico. [20] [21] [22] Isolated by its rugged terrain, New Mexico was a peripheral part of the viceroyalty of New Spain dominated by Comancheria.
Oct. 31—Those who speak it know: New Mexican Spanish is as distinctive as the flavor of Hatch chiles, as the color of the state's sunsets. But when English came to dominate the public-school ...
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