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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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.

  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. Daryl Cagle - Wikipedia

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    In September 2010, Cagle published a cartoon showing the Mexican flag, whose coat of arms normally depicts an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake, dead in a pool of blood, with the flag itself riddled with bullet holes. The cartoon drew criticism after running on the front pages of many Mexican newspapers.

  6. Portal:Mexico/Symbols/Symbols - Wikipedia

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    The Flag of Mexico or Mexico is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War of Independence .

  7. Flag of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Due to the common arrangement of the colors, at first sight, it seems that the only difference between the Italian and the Mexican flag is only the coat of arms of Mexico present in the latter. Both flags use the same colors (green, white, and red), but the Mexican flag has darker shades of green and red (particularly green).

  8. 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.

  9. Quick Draw McGraw - Wikipedia

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    Quick Draw McGraw is the protagonist and title character of The Quick Draw McGraw Show. [11] He is an anthropomorphic white horse, wearing a red Stetson cowboy hat, a red holster belt, a light blue bandana, and occasionally spurs. He was voiced by Daws Butler. [12]