SYMBOLS

FLAG 

The flag of the United States of Mexico was adopted after the September 16, 1968, is segmented into three equal parts each of a different color (green, white and red) with the coat of arms of Mexico in the middle of the strip white. It is one of the most significant symbols of this nation, his day is celebrated on February 24.

SHIELD

The national emblem of Mexico is inspired by the legendary founder of the Mexican state. They say that the Aztecs to settle where they found an eagle on a cactus, devouring a snake. Thus settled in the valley of Anahuac, the center of Mesoamerica, Mexico.

The description appears in the Law on the Coat of Arms, Flag and National Anthem. Chapter Two. "From the characteristics of national symbols".