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The states of Mexico don't have their own flags,
although they do have coats of arms.
Pascal Vagnat, 3 Jul 1996
We all know that mexican states do not have official flags, some
even have constitutional dispositions stating that it is so and so should
be (as in
Baja California).
However, we all know reports about unofficial flags for mexican
states in several degrees of “unofficialness”.
António Martins, 22 Jun 1999
Remember Mexican states do not have flags; they always
use the coat of arms of the state on a white background.
Marc Junele, 11 May 1998
There's a significant Mexican population in this part of
the U.S., and I occasionally see automobiles with bumper stickers
consisting of the Mexican (national) flag and the name of a
state ("Coahuila",
"Chihuahua", etc.), presumably indicating
the driver's loyalty or nostalgia for his home state. None of
these stickers ever displays a flag other than the national flag.
Bruce Tindall, 22 Jan 1997
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| by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 06, 2001. |
Remember Mexican states do not have flags;
they always use the coat of arms of the state on a white background.
Marc Junele, 11 May 1998
Coat of arms of Mexico's constituent states and the Distrito Federal are
place on a white background proportioned 4:7 according to those hoisted
in the President's house called "Los Pinos" in Mexico City.
These flags are also flown in national sports events such as the "Olimpiada Juvenil"
(Youth Olympics), "Olimpiada Infantil" (Childhood Olympics), National Olympics,
Benito Juárez football tournament, among others. They are also used during
inter-states meetings or reunions, e. g.: religious, tourist, economic, and so on.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 06, 2001
By some reason, the white clothes of
Jalisco,
Puebla, and
Yucatán, hoisted at "Los Pinos",
are charged with their respective capitals coat of arms. In addition to that,
most of the shields are odd depictions of the original ones.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 06, 2001
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| by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 06, 2001. |
Remember Mexican states do not have flags; they always
use the coat of arms of the state on a white background.
Marc Junele, 11 May 1998
Another report refers that these very same state coats of arms are
used in the central panel of a
Mexican Tricolor, mainly for tourist
purposes (some reports refer it’s exogenous usage, especially
in border line US locations).
António Martins, 22 Jun 1999
Note:Images by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, excepting the flag of Aguascalientes. Click on the flag to go to the FOTW State site. State's name Capital Tricolor unofficial flag ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distrito Federal Ciudad de México Aguascalientes Aguascalientes
Baja California Mexicali
Baja California Sur La Paz
Campeche Campeche
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Chihuahua Chihuahua
Coahuila de Zaragoza Saltillo
Colima Colima
Durango Victoria de Durango
Guanajuato Santa Fe de Guanajuato
Guerrero Chilpancingo de los Bravo
Hidalgo Pachuca
Jalisco Guadalajara
México (Estado de,) Toluca
Michoacán de Ocampo Morelia
Morelos Cuernavaca
Nayarit Tepic
Nuevo León Monterrey
Oaxaca Oaxca de Juárez
Puebla Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
Querétaro de Arteaga Santiago de Querétaro
Quintana Roo Chetumal
San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí
Sinaloa Culiacán
Sonora Hermosillo
Tabasco Villahermosa
Tamaulipas Ciudad Victoria
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala (de Xicotencatl)
Veracruz-Llave Xalapa de Enríquez
Yucatán Mérida
Zacatecas Zacatecas
