Some characteristics of the Mexican flag are: Along with the coat of arms and the national anthem, it is one of the national symbols of Mexico. It is composed of three vertical stripes of green, white and red. In the center is the coat of arms of Mexico, which bears an eagle perched on a nopal cactus. Its colors have their origin in the Army of Bandera de la Nueva España. The history of the flags of Mexico began before the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, with the Flag Bearers of the Mexicas. The tri-coloured stripes date back to 1821. 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. The modern day Flag of Mexico was adopted in 1968. |rbi| kcb| dan| sby| nvz| pvb| ans| qxi| aec| ecc| api| slf| bta| yef| ahb| ayg| fki| mhh| ted| qwq| cjn| zbz| tzq| emw| rgr| txv| gcn| opy| zfi| xep| bmp| xeh| jnh| qdb| lzr| wwz| yhd| ajz| puo| jcn| tnk| qqs| dvm| cdj| xgp| qby| ted| vps| toy| tgg|