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  2. Flag of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Flag of Mexico. A vertical tricolor of green, white and red, with the National Coat of Arms centered on the white band. A diagonal tricolor of white, green, red, with a thin anchor in the center. Three eight-pointed gold stars are in the canton, and the bottom two corners.

  3. Coat of arms of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    The coat of arms of Mexico (Spanish: Escudo Nacional de México, lit. "national shield of Mexico") is a national symbol of Mexico and depicts a Mexican (golden) eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake. [1] The design is rooted in the legend that the Aztec people would know where to build their city once they saw an eagle ...

  4. History of the flags of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    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. [1] The green represents hope and victory, white stands for the purity of Mexican ideals and red represents the blood shed by the nation's ...

  5. Mexican War of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The Mexican War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia de México, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico 's independence from the Spanish Empire. It was not a single, coherent event, but local and regional struggles that occurred within the same period, and can be ...

  6. First Mexican Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Mexican Empire (Spanish: Imperio Mexicano, pronounced [imˈpeɾjo mexiˈkano] ⓘ) was a constitutional monarchy and the first independent government of Mexico. It was also the only former viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire to establish a monarchy after gaining independence. The empire existed from 1821 to 1823, making it one of the few ...

  7. National symbols of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    National symbols of Mexico. The national symbols of Mexico are the flag, the most coat of arms and the anthem. The flag is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red. The coat of arms features a golden eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus.

  8. Second Mexican Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Second Mexican Empire (Spanish: Segundo Imperio mexicano; French: Second Empire mexicain), officially known as the Mexican Empire (Spanish: Imperio Mexicano), was a constitutional monarchy established in Mexico by Mexican monarchists with the support of the Second French Empire. This period is often referred to as the Second French ...

  9. Portal:Mexico/Symbols - Wikipedia

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    Mexico/Symbols. 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.