Flag of the week: Mexico

The flag of Mexico was modelled on the French flag – with different colours obviously!  The colours come from the Independence Movement that achieved independence from Spain.  The central emblem is the national arms of Mexico which have been in this form since 1968.  There is an eagle perched on a cactus holding a snake in its beak.  This represents an Aztec legend that the city would be site where an eagle stood on a cactus.