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The following is a list of flags that are used in the United Mexican States and its predecessor states.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1821–1823 | Variant | |
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 | 1823–1824 | ||
 | 1824–1835 | ||
 | 1835–1846 | ||
 | 1846–1863 | ||
 | 1864–1867 | ||
 | 1880–1893 | ||
 | 1893–1916 | ||
 | 1910 | Independence centennial. Ordered by President Porfirio Díaz. | |
 | 1910–1911 | ||
 | 1916 | ||
| | 1916–1934 | ||
 | 1934–1968 | Variant | |
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 | Official | ||
 | 1968–present | Civil use | Variant |
 | 1968–present | A vertical tricolor of green, white and red with the National Coat of Arms centered on the white band. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Unknown–present | Presidential standard of Mexico | |
 | Presidential standard at sea | ||
 | Presidential standard (as supreme commander) |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1506–1785 | ||
 | 1785–1821 | Flag used by the Spanish Empire in its territories from 1785 to 1821 | |
 | 1521–1821 | Cross of Burgundy flag used in New Spain from 1521 to 1821 | |
 | 1810 | Banner used by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 | |
 | 1811–1812 | Flag used from 1811 to 1812 by Regimiento de la muerte (Death Regiment) after Hidalgo's death in the Independence War | |
 | 1812 | Flag used in 1812 by José María Morelos at the Independence War | |
 | 1815 | Insurgents war flag used in 1815 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | |||
 | 2006–present | Nationalist Front of Mexico | |
 | 1937–present | National Synarchist Union | |
 | Coalition of Workers, Peasants, and Students of the Isthmus | ||
| Former | |||
 | 1905-1918 | Mexican Liberal Party | |
| Other | |||
 | 1994–present | Zapatista Army of National Liberation | |
  | 1996–present | Popular Revolutionary Army | |
 | 2009–2014 | Práxedis G. Guerrero Autonomous Cells of Immediate Revolution | |
 | 1931-1935 | Red Shirts | |
| 1933-1936 | Revolutionary Mexicanist Action | The flag depicts a shield (chīmalli) with fringes crossed by a macana (macuahuitl). Four crescents and cotton (ichcatl) representing agriculture. | |
 | 1926-1929 | Flag used by the Cristeros during the Cristero War | |
Municipalities are the second-level administrative divisions of Mexico, where the first-level administrative division is the state. They should not be confused with cities or towns that may share the same name as they are distinct entities and do not share geographical boundaries. As of March 2024, there are 2,460 municipalities in Mexico, adding the 16 boroughs of Mexico City to constitute 2476 territorial units.
In Article 18 of the Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem there is a listing of dates that the Mexican flag is flown by all branches of government. Civilians are also encouraged to display the national flag on these days. Many of the dates listed in the law denote significant events and people that shaped of Mexican identity and the course of its History. Some of the holidays and commemorations listed require the flag to be flown at half-staff. The national flag can be flown any day of the year by civilians or at festive occasions in persurrence to Article 15 of the Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem.
The banderas monumentales are a collection of tall flagpoles containing large flags of Mexico located throughout Mexico. They are part of a program started in 1999 under President Ernesto Zedillo that is currently administered by the Secretariat of National Defense. The main feature of these monuments is a giant Mexican flag flying off a 50-meter-high (160-ft) flagpole. The size of the flag was 14.3 by 25 metres and it was flown on a pole that measured 50 metres (160 ft) high. In the time after the decree was issued, many more banderas monumentales have been installed throughout the country in various sizes. Many of the locations were chosen due to significant events in Mexican history that occurred there.
The Law on the National Coat of Arms, Flag and Anthem is a set of rules and guidelines passed by the Mexican government on the display and use of the flag (bandera), coat of arms (escudo) and the anthem (himno). The original law was passed in 1984 and it contains 7 chapters, a preamble and a section that contains the lyrics of the national anthem. The law itself was changed several times, most recently in 2005.
Tenamaxtlán is a municipio (municipality) and town in the Sierra de Amula Region in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
Same-sex marriage is legally recognized and performed throughout Mexico since 2022. On 10 August 2010 the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ruled that same-sex marriages performed anywhere within Mexico must be recognized by the 31 states without exception, and fundamental spousal rights except for adoption have also applied to same-sex couples across the country. Mexico was the fifth country in North America and the 33rd worldwide to allow same-sex couples to marry nationwide.
The national flag of Mexico is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War of Independence, and subsequent First Mexican Empire.
The flag of Jalisco was adopted in 2011. It is colored blue and gold and bears the State Emblem in the center. The emblem has a diameter of three-quarters the width of the stripes. The ratio of the flag is 4:7. Ribbons of the same colors may be placed at the foot of the finial. The flag is one of only three Mexican states that is not simply a coat of arms set against a white background, and it is the only one without any white at all.
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.
The Flag of Quintana Roo is the flag used by the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The flag was adopted January 1, 2016. The State Flag consists of a white rectangle with a ratio of four to seven between the height and width; in the center it bears the State Coat of arms. Legally, the coat of arms should occupy one third of the height and width in the same 4-to-7 ratio. However, in reality it does not, as it is taller than it is wide; it is either set large at one third the width or small at one third the height.
The Flag of Querétaro is the flag used by the Mexican state of Querétaro. The flag was adopted December 31, 2017. The State Flag consists of a white rectangle with a ratio of four to seven between the width and length; in the center it bears the State Coat of arms, placed in such a way that it occupies three-quarters of the width.
The Flag of Durango is the flag used by the Mexican state of Durango. The flag was adopted on March 9, 2014. The State Flag consists of a white rectangular banner with a ratio of four to seven between the width and length; in the center it bears the State coat of arms, placed in such a way that it occupies three-quarters of the width.
The flag of Aragua, one of the 23 states of Venezuela is a bicolor red and yellow banner, divided into four triangles. The upper and lower triangles are red, the left and right triangles are yellow. The red represents strength, valor, fidelity, joy and the honour to heroes of the independence struggle. The yellow colour represents the tropical climate of the state and its noble and charitable spirit. In the centre of the flag there is there is the Aragua state coat of arms. The coat of arms includes the image of a woman carrying a laurel wreath and a palm leaf, a saman tree and a burning house. At the bottom of the coat of arms there are inscriptions stating "Febrero de 1814" and 'Marzo de 1814'.
The flag of Yucatán is the flag used by the former Republic of Yucatán, when in the middle of 19th century it was proclaimed in the territory of the Yucatán Peninsula. The republic comprised the present Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo.
The Flag of Guerrero is the flag used by the Mexican state of Guerrero. The flag was adopted October 25, 2019. The State Flag consists of a white rectangle with a ratio of four to seven between the width and length; in the center it bears the State Coat of arms, placed in such a way that it occupies three-quarters of the width.
The Flag of Baja California Sur is the flag used by the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. The flag was adopted December 31, 2017. The State Flag consists of a white rectangle with a ratio of four to seven between the width and length; in the center it bears the State Coat of arms, placed in such a way that it occupies three-quarters of the width.
The Flag of Guanajuato is the flag used by the Mexican state of Guanajuato. The flag was adopted on December 20, 2023. The State Flag consists of a white rectangle with a ratio of four to seven between the width and length; in the center it bears the State Coat of arms with a golden mark, placed in such a way that it occupies three-quarters of the width.
The coat of arms of Jalisco is a symbol of the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco in Mexico.
