Knowra Flag of Mexico Flag of Mexico Mexico’s national flag is a vertical green, white, and red tricolor bearing the national coat of arms at its center. Its current design was adopted in 1968.
Mexican coat of arms : Mexico’s national emblem depicts an eagle holding a snake above a cactus, framed by oak and laurel branches. The emblem occupies the flag’s central white stripe and anchors its design.
Flag of the Three Guarantees : The 1821 flag of the Army of the Three Guarantees used diagonal green, white, and red bands with three stars. It introduced the three colors later retained in Mexico’s national flag.
Legend of the foundation of Tenochtitlan : The Mexica origin story in which an eagle perched on a cactus marks the site for their capital. The coat of arms adapts this legend into the flag’s central image.
Flag of Mexico law : Mexican federal law establishes the flag’s design, dimensions, official use, and respectful treatment. It specifies the flag’s authorized form and rules for its display.
Tricolour : A flag or banner composed of three bands or fields of different colors. The Mexican flag belongs to this broad design family, with three vertical bands.
Plan of Iguala : The 1821 political program that called for Mexican independence under a constitutional monarchy and Catholic unity. The flag’s colors are associated with the guarantees proclaimed by this plan.
Tenochtitlan : The Mexica capital founded on an island in Lake Texcoco, later incorporated into Mexico City. The eagle-and-cactus emblem recalls the city’s legendary founding place.
Flag protocol : Rules and customs governing the display, handling, and precedence of flags. Protocol shapes how Mexico’s flag is raised, carried, and displayed with others.
Flag proportions : The dimensional ratio between a flag’s height and its width. Mexico’s flag has a 4:7 height-to-width ratio.
Mexican War of Independence : The conflict from 1810 to 1821 that ended Spanish rule in Mexico. The flag’s earliest tricolor designs emerged as independence was achieved.
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