1. AGUASCALIENTES: A yellow background represents the state’s warm climate. This flag features a droplet, relating to the hot springs that are a main feature of the state.  Read more >
 2. BAJA CALIFORNIA: A blue background represents the two important bodies of water surrounding the state. This flag highlights the importance of this state’s coast as a birthing ground for gray whales.  Read more >
 3. BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR: A blue background represents two important bodies of water (the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California) surrounding the state. This flag features a giant cardón, the tallest cactus species in the world, native to northweste
 4. CAMPECHE: This flag features a frame representing the city of Campeche’s walls, built to protect it from pirate attacks. Like the state’s coat of arms, the tower signifies the strength of Campecheans in the defense of their land.  Read more >
 5. CHIAPAS: A hot pink color, known as “Rosa Mexicano,” signifies the state’s large number of indigenous language speakers. The yellow peaks serve as a reminder of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation’s struggle for indigenous rights.  Read mor
 6. CHIHUAHUA: This flag features three green triangles representing the state’s plateau and mountains, a major feature of the state. The bands across the top represent the red cloth headbands worn by the indigenous Tarahumara people.  Read more >
 7. COAHUILA: Bright, colorful stripes of uneven thickness depict the pattern on a serape, a long blanket-like shawl originated in Coahuila.  Read more >
 8. COLIMA: This flag features the Colima Volcano, the country’s most active volcano. The pattern on the right-hand side represents the dorsal fin of the sailfish, relating to Manzanillo’s reputation as the “Sailfish Capital of the World.”  Read more
 9. DISTRITO FEDERAL: This flag features an eagle grasping a green snake in its beak symbolizing the Aztec myth of the foundation of Tenochtitlán. A blue background serves as a reminder of Mexico City’s original establishment on an island on Lake Tex
 10. DURANGO: Two orange bands across the top and bottom represent the state’ssemi- desert landscapes. Durango’s reputation as the “old west” and its importance in the film industry is symbolized with a tall cowboy hat.  Read more >
 11. GUANAJUATO: This flag features a torch, representative of the Pípila’s torch, used to set fire to the door of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas, which allowed the insurgents to enter and win their first battle of the War of Independence.  Read more &g
 12. GUERRERO: An orange and blue background represents both the state’s warm climate and oceans. This flag features a white cliff and descending dots, which symbolize the cliff divers of La Quebrada, Acapulco.  Read more >
 13. HIDALGO: This flag highlights Hidalgo as the birthplace of Mexican soccer through the use of a pattern, symbolizing that of a soccer ball.  Read more >
 14. JALISCO: This flag features an agave plant used in the production of tequila, symbolizing Jalisco as the heart of tequila manufacturing. The pattern across the top represents Mariachi bands, traditional Mexican folk music.  Read more >
 15. MEXICO: This flag symbolizes Teotihuacán’s Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, two of the most powerful monuments from Mesoamerica.  Read more >
 16. MICHOACAN: A green background represents the state’s natural parks. This flag features a Monarch butterfly, symbolizing the millions of butterflies arriving to Michoacán each year. The pattern on the right-hand side depicts its famous aqueduct.
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