At the end of the Empire of In 1823, the Constituent Congress officially established the National Flag, keeping the green, white and red colors, but with some changes: the imperial crown was removed from the eagle and the republican symbols of the laurel and oak branches were added.
In the mid-19th century, with the arrival of Benito Juárez to the presidency of the country, the meaning of its colors was changed, as a consequence of the separation of the state from the church: green: hope; white: unity and red: the blood of national heroes.
What are the colors of the flag?
Green color
Green symbolizes the hope of the people in the destiny of their race.
White color
The unit.
Red
The blood that heroes shed for the Homeland.
