Mexico

Shield

The National coat of arms is form by an eagle on a pear tree inside a circle of a circle of evergreen oak and laurel leaves. The eagle is eating a snake. This beautiful group constitutes the National Coat of arms. It symbolizes the beautiful historical event of the foundation of the city of Tenochtitlan that is to say Mexico, founded by the Aztecan. The coat of arms suffered modifications being the latter on Feb 24th 1984 by Presidential command of Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado to become the way we can see it now.


National Anthem

The lyrics of the National Anthem were written by Francisco González Bocanegra and music by Jaime Nuno. Mexicanos, al grito de guerra el acero aprestad y el bridón, y retiemble en sus centros la tierra al sonoro rugir del cañón. Ciña ¡oh patria!, tus sienes de oliva de la paz el arcángel divino, que en el cielo tu eterno destino, por el dedo de Dios se escribió. Mas si osare un extraño enemigo, profanar con su planta tu suelo, piensa ¡oh patria querida! que el cielo un soldado en cada hijo te dio. ¡Guerra, guerra sin tregua al que intente de la patria manchar los blasones! ¡Guerra, guerra! Los patrios pendones en las olas de sangre empapad. ¡Guerra, guerra! En el monte, en el valle los cañones horrísonos truenen, y los ecos sonoros resuenen con las voces de ¡unión, libertad! Antes, patria, que inermes tus hijos bajo el yugo su cuello dobleguen, tus campiñas con sangre se rieguen, sobre sangre se estampe su pie. Y tus templos, palacios y torres se derrumben con hórrido estruendo, y sus ruinas existan diciendo: De mil héroes la patria aquí fue. ¡Patria, patria! Tus hijos te juran exhalar en tus aras su aliento, si el clarín con su bélico acento los convoca a lidiar con valor. ¡Para ti las guirnaldas de oliva! ¡Un recuerdo para ellos de gloria! ¡Un laurel para ti de victoria! ¡Un sepulcro para ellos de honor! Mexicanos, al grito de guerra el acero aprestad y el bridón, y retiemble en sus centros la tierra al sonoro rugir del cañón.


National Dance

The Mexican typical dance together the jarabe de Jalisco, and the venado de Sonora, the jarana de Yucatán, the corrido, the valona, the malagueña, the son, the abuelito or the sandunga make the group of national dances of this country. It seems to derive from the Spanish Fandango and it is performed by couples on a wooden stage with a varied heeling which demands great freedom of creativity. Its rhythm is very lively accompanied by the harp, jarana and sometimes the violin and guitar. It is danced mainly in the states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz and in the region of Huaxteca; the son del huapango known as 'La bamba’ became internationally popular in the 40’s


National Flora

There is no acknowledged national flower.


National Tree

The ahuehuete (Taxodium mucronatum) considered the national tree is a riverside species appreciated because of its beauty, long life and majestic aspect. It is endemic of North America and probably domesticated by the Aztecan for ornamental purposes. It is strongly stuck to the pre Spanish Mexican traditions. Linked to the history and legends of the country. In náhuatl language, ahuehuete, ahuéhuetl o ahoéhuetl comes from atl that means water and huehue that means old, or grandpa. This name is the most used in the central region of the country. It is also known as Sabine or river cypress. In 1921, for the celebration of the party of the centenary of the independence a survey was held to select the national tree, among the 21 species that were proposed the ahuehuete was selected.


National Animal

There is no national animal.


National Poet

Ramón López Velarde (1888-1921). He was born on June 15th 1888 in Jerez, Zacatecas. In 1910 meets Francisco I. Madero who started his revolutionary passion. He joins his cause and maybe collaborates in the making of. Plan de San Luis, but he does not devote himself to the adventure of the Revolution but keeps on his studies which would conclude in 1911 when he receives his diploma as a lawyer. In various provincial newspapers and of the city, he regularly publishes some poems, political journalism, brief essays and chronicles. In 1916 his first book projected since 1910 appeared published by the magazine where he was collaborating. - (Magazine of magazines). He writes various poetry books along these years until he dies in the dawn of June 19th 1921 victim of pneumonia and pleurisies


National Sports

Three sports outstand in this country. Boxing considered one of the most representative sports in Mexico has a great amount of fans and is the one that has given the country more world titles. Baseball is an autochthon and traditional sports in Mexico. Different forms of this ancestral game have kept during been generations. Every certain period of time participants from 20 states of the nations meet to practice proudly the sports inherited from generations during centuries. The pre- Spanish baseball game is kept in many regions of. Mexico in its many ways: hip and fore arm ulama, el mazo among others. Football soccer has a tradition in the country.


Hero

Benito Juárez García is considered the National Hero in Mexico. Juárez outstood for being a brilliant statistic. He was born in San Pablo Guelato (1806) and died in Mexico (1872). Governor of the Oaxaca state and president of the Supreme Court of Justice that gave him the rank of vice president of the Republic. He opposed to the coup de tat of president Ignacio Comonfort, defending the integrity of the constitution of 1857. He refused to recognize president Zuloaga, what originated the civil war that ended with the triumph of Juárez in 1861.elected president of the republic he carried out the nationalization of the wealth of the church and dictated a corps of advanced laws which are acknowledged as “Agrarian Reform Laws” he fought against the French army which wanted to impose in Mexico as Emperor Maximiliano de Habsburgo, although defeated many times he did not deposed arms until getting the apprehension of Maximiliano himself en Querétaro. The emperor was fired in 1857. Juárez died soon afterwards from a disease when he was reelected president