Enrique Méndez and Fernando Camacho
La Jornada newspaper
Thursday, April 24, 2025, p. 3
As a tribute to women who have contributed to the transformation of the country, President Claudia Sheinbaum sent to the Chamber of Deputies an initiative to reform the law on the national shield, flag and anthem, so that on different dates the flag is raised to all aste From the cross.
It is, he explained in the exposition of reasons, of modifying article 18 of the law, to Restore the historical legacy that corresponds to Mexicans and highlight the transcendental role they have played in the construction of Mexico
.
In addition, he indicated that even when Mexican women They have written determining pages of national history and its struggle is a reflection of the country’s social transformation, that presence is not reflected in any of the official ephemeris in which the flag is honored
.
The reform proposes to honor women on five emblematic dates of substantive equality: March 8, International Women’s Day; on September 5, International Day of Indigenous Women; on September 14, as the Day of the Anonymous Forjaders of the Republic; On October 17, to commemorate the right of women to vote and be voted, and on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Among the dates that will raise all the flag are on January 9, to commemorate Mrs. 6 Mono, Mixtec ruler; January 30, for the birth of Elvia Carrillo Puerto; on March 14, Birth of Matilde Montoya; April 11 and 19, to commemorate the births of Gertrudis Bocanegra and Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez.
