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Mexican Flag
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The
Flag of Mexico - Description of the Mexican Flag
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As the
above picture of the Mexican Flag indicates the overall
background is Green, White and Red
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The Mexican Flag is described as three
equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red
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The
Mexican Coat of Arms is as follows:
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According to
Ancient and Heraldic traditions much symbolism is associated
with colors. The colors on the Mexican flag represent the
following:
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White -
peace and honesty
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Red -
hardiness, bravery, strength & valour
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Green -
hope, joy and love and in many cultures have a sacred
significance
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The
basic style shown in the picture of the Mexican flag is
described as Border Emblem -reflecting the
central design of the flag pattern
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All Flag
pictures depict flags flying, from the viewer's point of view,
from left to right
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The shape and flag ratio of the
Mexican flag is described as 1:2 ( length twice the height )
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The
emblem on the Mexican flag pictures the Mexican Coat of Arms
with a
caracara
perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak
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The Meaning
& History of the Mexican Flag - According to Aztec legend
the people were wandering in Mexico in search of a sign that
their god, Huitzilopochtli, had given them. He commanded them to
find a Crested Caracara perched on top of a cactus, devouring a
snake. After two hundred years of wandering, they found the
promised sign on a small island in the Lake Texcoco. Their
search and wandering ended and they founded their new capital,
Tenochtitl
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Flag
Terminology - Did you Know ?
- The design and description
uses specific flag terminology based on Heraldic principles
- Animal blazons should always appear
with the heads facing the flag - staff side
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Vexillology
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Flag History &
Evolution:
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The idea of
flying a flag grew from the requirements of ancient warfare and
the battlefield
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Shields were
painted with emblems to identify Friend or Foe
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Warriors
needed to know where their leaders were - the custom of carrying
a pole was adopted
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An emblem
such as a shield, animal or religious device was attached to the
pole for identification
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The emblems
were also used for identity and to cover suits of armour - Coats
of Arms were born
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These
emblems were the forerunners of modern flags
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The Romans
were the first to use a cloth flag - they were square and
fastened to cross bars at the end of spears - the idea of
fastening a flag to the side of a pole soon followed
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The strict
rules of Heraldry are still used when designing an emblem and
creating a modern flag
Mexican
Flag Etiquette
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Mexican Flag etiquette is very strict and is is
essential that Flag protocols and rules are followed correctly
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Basic Flag
Etiquette applies to all nations, including Mexican as follows:
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Etiquette relating to the order of
precedence for the flag
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The United Nations uses alphabetical order
when presenting a national flag including the Mexican Flag. Their flag etiquette ensures
that no one country's flag has precedence over another country's
flag
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The National flag of
Mexican should never be flown
above another national flag on the same staff as this would
suggest superiority, or conversely, inferiority of one flag, or
Nation, over another
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The Mexican flag should never be allowed to drag
along the ground
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A tattered or faded flag of
Mexican should be removed
and replaced with a new flag
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Due care and
consideration must be taken to ensure that the Mexican flag is
always
flown the correct way up
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A Flag of Mexican, when in such
condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display,
should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning in
private with all due care and respect
Terminology & Etiquette in Mexican Flag display
- Hoist - the
act or function of raising the Mexican flag, as on a rope
- Half Staff
or Half Mast - the Mexican flag is hoisted to half of the potential
height of the flag pole to denote grief and mourning
- Performed
by first raising the Mexican flag to the top, then lowering the
Mexican Flag halfway
- Distress -
denoted by flying the Mexican flag upside-down
- Manner of
hoisting - The Mexican flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered
ceremoniously
- No
disrespect should be shown to the Mexican flag
- The Mexican flag
should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a
manner as to permit the Flag to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in
any way
- The Mexican
flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it,
nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure,
design, picture, or drawing on the flag of any nature
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Mexican flag should be hoisted first and lowered last
- International Flag relating to Mexican
Flag usage forbids the
display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation
in time of peace
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We hope that the presentation of facts and
information regarding Mexican Flag Etiquette has provided a useful
resource
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Mexico |
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Location: |
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean
Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and
bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US |
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Mexican Land Size : 1,923,040 sq km
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Mexican Climate / Weather : varies from tropical to desert
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Population of
Mexico : 104,959,594 (July 2004 est.)
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Former Name(s) :
N/A
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Capital City of
Mexico : Mexico City (Distrito Federal)
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Mexican GDP:
$942.2 billion (2003 est.)
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Mexican Main Industries :
food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel,
petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer
durables, tourism
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Mexican Currency:
Mexican peso (MXN)
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Mexican Agricultural
products : corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee,
fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products
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Main Colors of
Mexican Flag :
Green, White and Red
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South America - Concise
History of the Mesoamerican civilisations
- Mesoamericans were the ancient
civilisations of South America which is now divided into 12
independent countries consisting of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname,
Uruguay, and Venezuela
- Mexico is also included in the
ancient Mesoamerican civilisations
- The diverse civilizations of
ancient Mesoamerica included the Olmecs, Toltecs, Aztecs, Incas
and Mayans
- 5000-1200 BC
The Ancestors of the people of South America were believed to
have been nomadic Asian hunter-gatherers who crossed over the
frozen Bering Strait and into North America. From there they
traveled to the lands of South America and were the descendents
of the great Mesoamerican civilisations and established corn
cultivation, pottery and the use of stone tools
- The Olmecs - 1200 BC- 300 AD
The Olmecs were the first true civilisation of South America and
were the ancestors of the later cultures
- The Mayan Civilisation - 300 -
1500's
The Mayans empire covered Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras,
and El Salvador. The Mayans developed astronomy and hieroglyphic
writing
- The Toltec Civilisation - 900's -
1100's
The Toltecs ruled Mexico and Guatemala from the 10th to the 12th
century
- The Aztec Civilisation - 1100'S-
1500'S
The Aztecs' rose to power in Mexico during the 12th and 13th
centuries and remained in control until the arrival of the
Spaniards in the 16th Century
- The Inca Civilisation - 1438 - 1535
The empire of the Incas covered Peru, Bolivia, northern
Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador. The amazing rise of the Incas was
achieved in less than one hundred years and covered an area of
nearly 400,000 square miles
- The Spanish conquistadors - 1535
The later civilisations of South America abruptly ended in 1535
when the Spanish conquistadors seized control
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Concise History of
Mexico & its Flag
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1502 Moctezuma II
( aka Montezuma ) (1466-1520) assumes Aztec throne
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1517 Spanish
expedition under Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba (1475-1526)
lands on Yucatan coast
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1519
Spanish conquistador
Hernan Cortes
(1485-1547) founds Veracruz
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1519 Cortes enters
Tenochtitlan and captures Moctezuma II ( aka Montezuma )
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1520 Moctezuma II
( aka Montezuma ) is
killed
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1528 Juan de
Zumarraga (1468-1548) arrives as bishop of Mexico City and
begins native conversion to Catholicism
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1718 Franciscan
missionaries settle in Texas which is of New Spain
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1718 Mission San
Antonio de Valero was established which later became famous as
the Alamo
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1803 Napoleon took
Louisiana back from New Spain but sold it to the United States
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Overthrow of the king of Spain by Napoleon
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1810 September 16
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811) preaches his Grito
de Dolores, sparking rebellion and the War of Independence
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1811 Father Miguel
Hidalgo y Costilla is captured and executed
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1821 Spain
recognizes Mexican independence with the Treaty of Cordoba
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1822 General
Augustin de Iturbide assumes control as Emperor of Mexico
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1823 General Santa
Anna deposes Iturbide, the monarchy fails, and a new
constitution creates a federal republic
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1829 President
Vicente Guerrero abolishes slavery
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1829 A Spanish
attempt at re-conquest is halted by General Antonio Lopez de
Santa Anna (1794-1876)
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Texas declares its
independence
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1836 February 23 to
March 6 - A band of 189 Texas volunteers defied a Mexican army
of thousands for 13 days of siege at the Alamo
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1836 April
Battle of San Jacinto - General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna is
captured by Sam Houston
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1846-1848
US-Mexican War
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1848 The treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo reduces Mexico's territory by half, ceding
present-day Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada,
Utah, and part of Colorado to the U.S.
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1853 Santa Anna
agrees to the Gadsden Purchase, ceding a further 48,000 square
km (30,000 square mi) to the United States
1863 the French occupy Mexico City and Napoleon III of France
appoints Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria (1832-1867) as
Emperor of Mexico
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1864
Maximilian is executed
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1910-1920 Mexican
Revolution -- Madero, Huerta, Carranza, Villa and Zapata
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Flag and Nation
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