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.

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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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Army of the Three Guarantees symbol Trigarante flag