The document summarizes the meanings behind the colors of the Mexican flag - green represents independence from Spain and hope for the future, white represents faith and unity of Mexicans, and red represents the blood spilled by national heroes. It also briefly describes the Mexican coat of arms featuring an eagle on a cactus eating a snake, representing the ancient Aztec people sent to find the land to establish Mexico City.

1. The Colors of…
The Mexican Flag
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2. Green
• The “Ejercito Trigarante” gave green the
meaning of the independence from Spain.
• The most recent meanig for green is hope in
the future.

3. White
• “Ejercito Trigarante”:
– Faith, belief, roman catholic faith.
• Most recent meaning:
– Unity of all Mexicans.

4. Red
• “Ejercito Trigarante”:
– Union between Americans and Europeans.
• Most recent meaning:
– The blood that was spilled from our national
heroes.

5. • The Mexican Coat of Arms consists of an eagle
standing in a cactus devouring a snake.
• It represents the antique Tenochtitlan people
that were sent by Huitzilopochtli (one of their
many gods) to find the new land where they
should found Mexico City.
• When they found the eagle it would be like a
sign that showed them the promised land.

6. Facts
• There has been many versions of the flag over
time.
• The first flag was the one that Miguel Hidalgo
used in the independence day that had our
lady of Guadalupe in it, it was called: “El
Estandarte de la Virgen de Guadalupe”