State flags of Mexico

Most Mexican states do not have an official flag. For these states, a de facto flag is used for civil and state purposes. State flags of Mexico have a 4:7 ratio and typically consist of a white background charged with the state's coat of arms.[1]

At least eight states have official flags: Baja California Sur, Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Tlaxcala and Yucatán. Except for Jalisco, Tlaxcala and Yucatán, each official flag is simply a white background charged with the state's coat of arms. Coahuila, Colima, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Tamaulipas adopted its coat of arms into a flag.

Two states have provisions in their constitutions explicitly declaring that there shall be no official state flag. These states are Baja California[2] and Campeche.[3]

De jure flags

De jure coat of arms in a flag

De facto flags

De facto flags with special designs
  • Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Official flag of the government, but unofficial flag of the state)
    Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, it is just like the standard coat of arms in a white field flag, but with green and red corners, this is the official flag of the state's government, but an unofficial flag of the state itself.[30]
  • Flag of Mexico City
    A black and white variant of the Mexico City flag, with other variants existing. It is used more often than the standard color Mexico City coat of arms on a white field.
  • Flag of Quintana Roo (2013–2016)
    Unofficial Flag of Nuevo León, a civil flag used by students in Monterrey, it's a variant from the Republic of the Rio Grande.[31][32]
  • The zapatista flag for an independent Chiapas, this flag is wildly controversial because of the Chiapas conflict.
    The zapatista flag for an independent Chiapas, this flag is wildly controversial because of the Chiapas conflict.

Historical

De jure

De facto

See also

References
  1. CRW Flags; Mexico; retrieved May 2016
  2. "Constitución Política" (PDF). bajacalifonia.gob.mx. Gobierno del Estado. Retrieved May 20, 2016. Per Chapter 3, Article 6, "there shall be no other flags ... of official character" (No habrá otros banderas ... de carácter oficial).
  3. "Constitución Política" (PDF). campeche.gob.max. Gobierno del Estado. Retrieved May 20, 2016. Per Chapter 2, Article 5, "there shall be no other flags ... of official character" (No habrá otros banderas ... de carácter oficial).
  4. "Ley sobre el Escudo, la Bandera y el Himno del Estado de Baja California Sur". www.cbcs.gob.mx (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2017.The state flag is described in Chapter 2, Articles 3.
  5. "Ley sobre el Escudo, la Bandera y el Himno del Estado de Durango". durango.gob.mx (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado. Retrieved May 15, 2016. The state flag is described in Chapter 3, Articles 10 through 15.
  6. "Ley sobre el Escudo, la Bandera y el Himno del Estado de Guerrero". guerrero.gob.mx (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2019. The state flag is described in Chapter 3, Articles 10 through 761.
  7. "Ley sobre el Escudo, Bandera e Himno del Estado de Jalisco" (PDF). jalisco.gob.mx (in Spanish). Congreso del Estado. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  8. "Ley de Escudo, la Bandera y el Himno del Estado de Querétaro" (PDF). legislaturaqueretaro.gob.mx (in Spanish). LVIII Legislatura del Estado de Querétaro. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  9. "Ley sobre la Bandera del Estado de Quintana Roo" (PDF). congresoqroo.gob.mx (in Spanish). Poder Legislativo. Retrieved April 29, 2016. The date of adoption is given in "Se Iza por Primera Vez la Bandera de Quintana Roo". Cancun Digital (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  10. "Reseña histórica de la bandera de Tlaxcala". e-consulta.com Tlaxcala. 2017-04-21.
  11. "Poder Judicial presente en el izamiento de la bandera yucateca". www.poderjudicialyucatan.gob.mx Yucatán. 2017-04-21.
  12. "LEY SOBRE EL ESCUDO DEL ESTADO DE COAHUILA Y EL HIMNO COAHUILENSE" (PDF). www.coahuilatransparente.gob.mx (in Spanish). Gobierno de Coahuila de Zaragoza. Retrieved December 27, 2013. The article specifies that the flag shall consist of the coat of arms on a white background, and gives further physical specifications. Chapter 1 (Article 7) gives rules regarding the use of the coat of arms when it is in the form of a flag (en su modalidad de Bandera).
  13. "Coahuila de Zaragoza (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  14. "Colima (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  15. "Ley sobre el Escudo del Estado de Oaxaca" (PDF). docs64.congresooaxaca.gob.mx (in Spanish). Gobierno de Oaxaca. Retrieved March 12, 2020. The article specifies that the flag shall consist of the coat of arms on a white background, and gives further physical specifications. Chapter 3 (Article 21) gives rules regarding the use of the coat of arms when it is in the form of a flag (en su modalidad de Bandera).
  16. "Ley sobre el Escudo y el Himno de Tabasco". tabasco.gob.mx (in Spanish). Gobierno de Tabasco. Retrieved February 19, 2020. The article specifies that the flag shall consist of the coat of arms on a white background, and gives further physical specifications. Chapter 3 (Article 11) gives rules regarding the use of the coat of arms when it is in the form of a flag (en su modalidad de Bandera).
  17. "Ley sobre el Escudo y el Himno de Tamaulipas" (PDF). tamaulipas.gob.mx (in Spanish). Gobierno de Tamaulipas. Retrieved December 15, 2011. The law does not explicitly declare a state flag. Instead, Article 3 states that the state's coat of arms can be represented in the form of a flag (puede representarse en forma de Bandera) and gives rules on how the coat of arms shall appear when used in that form. The article specifies that the flag shall consist of the coat of arms on a white background, and gives further physical specifications. Chapter 4 (Articles 7 through 18) gives rules regarding the use of the coat of arms when it is in the form of a flag (en su modalidad de Bandera).
  18. "Aguascalientes (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  19. "Baja California (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  20. "Campeche (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  21. "Chiapas (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  22. "Chihuahua (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  23. "Guanajuato (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  24. "Hidalgo (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  25. "State of Mexico (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  26. "Michoacan (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  27. "Morelos (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  28. "Nuevo Leon (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  29. "Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  30. "Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  31. "Nuevo León". www.milenio.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  32. "Nuevo León". www.publimetro.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  33. "Coahuila de Zaragoza (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  34. "Yucatan (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  35. "Yucatan (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  36. "Jalisco (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  37. "Tlaxcala (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  38. "Jalisco (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  39. "Jalisco (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  40. "Quintana Roo (Mexico)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.