The Flag of Hidalgo , Mexican state, has two unofficial versions. The first is the most used in government ceremonies and consists of a pavilion with a white background, on which the state coat of arms is based.
The second version contains the same coat of arms but on a red field, right in the center, and whose design corresponds to the deputy Carolina Viggiano Austria.
The state of Hidalgo does not have an official flag yet. The only official symbols used by the state government are the anthem and the shield.
History of the flags
Between 1922 and 1998 the state of Hidalgo used in its official acts a blue flag on which the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe was placed.
This flag was the emblem of the emancipatory movement of New Spain, led by the priest Miguel Hidalgo. This emblem was used during the cry of Dolores of September 16, 1810.
In 2002, the first proposal for the creation of the official flag of the Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo arose, and Manuel Rodríguez Villegas did it.
It was a blue pavilion with the state shield in the center, which was painted by Diego de Rivera, and contains on the left side the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
The approach is raised to the consideration of the then governor, Manuel Ángel Núñez Soto, but was rejected.
It was considered inappropriate for a secular state like Hidalgo to have religious symbols, even though these symbols were within the state's shield.
During his term in office, Governor Núñez Soto (1999 - 2005) used a red flag with the word Hidalgo as a legend, but he also did not have an official character, but was used as a propaganda emblem of his government.
Subsequently, the successive governments of Hidalgo have been using in public activities the white flag with the shield of the state at the center.
Red background banner
In the year 2015 the representative Carolina Viggiano Austria, of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), adopted for private use in her office a red flag with the state shield in the center.
Since then this flag has also been incorporated into the pavilions used in the state of Hidalgo in official ceremonies, but without being of an official nature.
Description and meaning
The flag of Hidalgo is a white flag, whose meaning is linked to its history and economic vocation.
It has the state shield, which consists of two horizontal fields, and two crossed flags appear as exterior ornaments.
On the left side appears the blue flag that contains the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe highlighted in gold.
This blue flag symbolizes the independence struggle, led by Father Hidalgo and the insurgent movement.
On the right side appears the national flag, symbol of the Mexican federation.
The shield has two horizontal fields. The sinople mountain is located at the center and represents the mountainous area of the state.
The bronze bell that hangs from a tree is the symbol of the cry of Dolores that proclaimed the independence of Mexico.
The gules frigio de gules (red) is a mason symbol. Together with the laurel branches, it means the victory and freedom achieved in 1821.
The box of war in the lower field symbolizes the three moments lived by the country: independence, reform and revolution.
For its part, the three holes in the field symbolize mining as the main economic activity of the state.
References
- Flag of Hidalgo. Retrieved on October 31, 2017 from esacademic.com
- Manuel Ángel Núñez Soto. Consulted on es.wikipedia.org
- Carolina Viggiano Austria. Consulted on es.wikipedia.org
- Flags of the States of Mexico. Consulted of lists.20minutos.es
- "State of Hidalgo - Regionalization"(State of Mexico Regional divisions). Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico (in Spanish). Mexico: National Institute for Federalism and Municipal Development. Consulted from wikivisually.com
- Gentleman. Consulted of siglo.inafed.gob.mx