Trigarante flag
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The Trigarante flag was the banner of Mexico’s Army of the Three Guarantees and an early national flag symbolizing independence, religion, and unity during the country’s struggle for independence from Spain.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical flag
ⓘ
national symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bandera Trigarante
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bandera de las Tres Garantías NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mexican War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plan of Iguala NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Guarantees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Mexico
ⓘ
Historical flags of North America ⓘ Mexican War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| creator | Agustín de Iturbide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guaranteeRepresentedByColor |
green – independence
ⓘ
red – union ⓘ white – religion ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
diagonal stripes
ⓘ
three stars ⓘ |
| influenced | later tricolor flags of Mexico ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1821 ⓘ |
| introducedOnEvent | proclamation of the Plan of Iguala ⓘ |
| languageContext | Spanish ⓘ |
| materialForm | cloth banner ⓘ |
| predecessor | colonial Spanish flags in New Spain ⓘ |
| region | New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
Roman Catholic religion
ⓘ
independence from Spain ⓘ union of Mexicans and Spaniards in Mexico ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| status | no longer in official use ⓘ |
| successor | First national flag of Mexico (1821–1823) ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
independence
ⓘ
religion ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1820s ⓘ |
| usedAs | early national flag of Mexico ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army of the Three Guarantees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ejército Trigarante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military campaigns
ⓘ
political representation of the Army of the Three Guarantees ⓘ |
| usedUntilYear | circa 1823 ⓘ |
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