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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]
El blasonamiento quedó descrito oficialmente en el artículo 2.º de dicha ley que a la letra dice: «El Escudo Nacional está constituido por un águila mexicana, con el perfil izquierdo expuesto, la parte superior de las alas en un nivel más alto que el penacho y ligeramente desplegadas en actitud de combate; con el plumaje de sustentación ...
Español: El águila republicana, en la Exedra de la Plaza patria de Aguascalientes, es una réplica de la que se ubica en lo alto del Monumento a la Raza, la escultura es autoria de Georges Gardet, no de Jesús F. Contreras como erróneamente se piensa.
Weetman Pearson, founder. Sir Weetman Pearson, Bart. (Viscount Cowdray from 1910) founded the company in 1909 to develop his investments in the Mexican oil fields.Pearson's interests in Mexico had begun in 1889 when he won a contract from the government of Porfirio Díaz for his civil engineering company, S. Pearson and Sons Ltd, to build the Gran Canal in Mexico City. [1]
First edition of the National Anthem Allegory of the Mexican Homeland. The National Anthem of Mexico (Spanish: Himno Nacional Mexicano) was officially adopted in 1943.The lyrics of the national anthem, which allude to Mexican victories in the heat of battle and cries of defending the homeland, were composed by poet Francisco González Bocanegra in 1853, after his fiancée locked him in a room.
Español: El Escudo Nacional Mexicano. Su diseño corresponde a la leyenda de la fundación de la Gran Tenochtitlan en la cual, los aztecas, por orden de su dios Huitzilopochtli, se establecieron en el centro de Mesoamérica (el centro de México) al encontrar un águila devorando una serpiente.
It was created by decree on December 29, 1933, by President Abelardo L. Rodríguez as a reward to the services given to Mexico or humankind by foreigners. It corresponds to similar distinctions given to Mexican citizens such as the Condecoración Miguel Hidalgo or the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor.
Rancho Real de los Águilas (also "Rancho Real de las Águilas" or "Rancho Real de los Aquilas") was a 31,052-acre (125.66 km 2) Mexican land grant in present day San Benito County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Francisco Arias and Saturnino Carriaga. [1] The name means "rancho royal of the eagles".