| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | October 2009 
The National Symbols of Mexico
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October 06, 2009
In 2010, Mexico will remember the bicentennial of its Independence movement and the centennial of its Revolution with an extensive program of events. Here's a quick look at the treasured symbols of Mexico's colorful past.
| • THE MEXICAN FLAG |
 The Mexican flag has changed over the course of the country’s history. When Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla declared independence in 1810, he carried the standard of the Virgin of Guadalupe. This is considered to be the first Mexican flag. In 1813, the revolutionaries designed a new flag.
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| • THE MEXICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM |
 In 1853, Antonio López de Santa Anna held a contest to choose the lyrics and music to a national anthem “so that a truly patriotic song can be adopted by the government as the permanent national anthem” as stated in the contest rules published on November 12, 1853.
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| • THE NATIONAL COAT OF ARMS |
 The Mexican national coat of arms has been part of Mexico’s history for centuries. It depicts a scene from the legend of the foundation of Tenochtitlan.
The legend has it that the Mexicas traveled from Aztlán, present-day Nayarit, in search of a sign from the god Huitzilopochtli telling them where to settle and establish their empire. The sign they were looking for was an eagle devouring a serpent while perched on a flowering nopal cactus on a small island in the middle of a lake. After a long journey, they finally found it in the Valley of Mexico in 1325, where they built the city of Tenochtitlan.
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