New Mexico Flag
The question: what is New Mexico’s state flag history? So the answer of this question is very simple. There is small difference between the adoption of the New Mexico flag and the statehood of the Mexico, as compare to the other states of the United States of America, whose time period between flag adoption and statehood recognition is much big, approximately count in centuries or more or half centuries. There is only thirteen years difference between the flag of New Mexico adoption and the statehood recognition of the New Mexico. The New Mexico joined the union of the states of the United States of America and become an independent state on 6th January 1912. While the adoption of the New Mexico state flag was held on 19th march 1925. The new Mexico become the state of the United states of America in the very end of the other states, and it is counted at the end of the 40s series, as the state of new Mexico is the 47th number state of the America’s amalgamation.
Some important facts regarding the flag of New Mexico is; the New Mexico’s flag is also known by the name or the other name or nick name of the state of New Mexico is Land of Enchantment. A competition was held for the designing of the New Mexico flag, thousands of entries were collected for the competition, and many designs came but the flag design by Dr.Harry Mera won the competition and that flag was approved as the national flag of New Mexico.
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The description of the New Mexico flag is very simple, as there is not any complicated emblem on the flag of New Mexico. The flag of Mexico is made with the proportion of 2:3. The background of the flag is totally painted with the golden/yellow color. At the center of the flag the red color emblem is drawn. It is the old sun emblem of Zia. The emblem has four hands like plus sign and is empty from center making a small yellow circle.
The meaning of the New Mexico flag is simple and based on old believes. The conquistadors of Spain had found the state of New Mexico in the 16th century middle era, so the red and yellow colors are inspired from these conquistador’s colors. These colors also show a strong historical association of the New Mexico with the Spain. The insignia drawn at the center depicts the old sun insignia of the Zia. The Zia’s were the America’s native people who were there before so long time. If one can see images of New Mexico’s flag very keenly then he will find that, in that sun emblem the four rays can be seen easily like the four hands of plus sign, these four rays are emerging from the central circle, and each of those four rays holds four rays individually. The four, is used extensively as the four was the holy number for the Zia’s. There was believe of the zia’s that the God who give us life, give the other things of the life in set of four. That is four seasons of the year, the full cycle of the day that is dawn, midday, sunset, and at last night. Also the complete cycle of the life came in a package of four that is infancy, teen age, middle years and old age.
The other details about the New Mexico flag info can be searched out on the internet regarding the colors or believes of the zia. One can also find many pictures of the New Mexico flag.
