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Bandera de Me’xico. The flag of Mexico. It is vertical tricolor of green; white and red. Charged in the middle white section is the national coat of arms. The overall design has been consistent since 1821.

The coat of arms is based on the Aztec symbol for Tenochtitlan [Mexico City]. The story is that the gods told the Aztecs to build a city where they find an eagle gripping a snake in it’s talon while sitting on a prickly pear cactus on a rock.

There have been earlier flags used for the nation. Prior to the war of independence against Spain, 1810, for a short time there was a hastily designed flag to unify the people. The Banderas gemelas de Allende.

Today is Benito Juarez day. Benito Pablo Juárez García 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican politician, military officer, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in 1872. A Zapotec, he was the first Indigenous president of Mexico and the first democratically elected Indigenous president in postcolonial America.

Juarez was a stable leader during a tumultuous time in the history of Mexico. The French continued to attempt a stronghold and take over of Mexico to be a presence in North America. The French were hoping to be in the least a thorn in the side of the United States at the best they wanted to stake out a large chunk of property as their own in the new country called America. Mexico was caught in the middle and Juarez was a wise leader during this geopolitical jockeying for power. He maintained Mexico’s sovereignty to be recognized as one of Mexico’s finest leaders.

I fly the Mexican Flag in admiration and appreciation for the rich and beautiful Mexican Heritage and Culture, and for all of our loved ones and close friends in Denver.