What does the color red represent in the Mexican flag?

Originally, the colors of the Mexican flag held different meanings than today. The green stripe was said to represent Mexico’s independence from Spain. The color red indicated the union between the Americas and Europe, as the elite class still identified with its European roots. read more

The red vertical bar along the right side of the flag initially represented the unity of the European Spanish people and the North American Spanish people. It later came to represent the blood that was spilled by revolutionaries for independence. read more

The flag of Mexico is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. The coat of arms has an eagle, holding a serpent in its beak and talon, is perched on top of a prickly pear cactus growing out of rocks in the middle of a lake. read more