Mexican flag

E2695

flag of a sovereign state national flag

The Mexican flag is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red featuring a national coat of arms with an eagle devouring a snake atop a cactus, symbolizing the country’s heritage and identity.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Flag of Mexico	5
Mexican flag canonical	2
flag of Mexico	2
Bandera de México	1
Flag of Mexico (1823–1864)	1
Flag of the Three Guarantees	1
Flags of Mexico	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17506 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mexican flag
Context triple: [Mexico, nationalSymbol, Mexican flag]

A. Puerto Rican flag
The Puerto Rican flag is a red, white, and blue banner featuring five horizontal stripes and a single white star within a blue triangle, symbolizing the island’s identity and political history.
B. Flag of the United Nations
The Flag of the United Nations is a light blue banner featuring a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing global peace and international cooperation.
C. Grand Union Flag
The Grand Union Flag was the first national flag of the United States, combining the British Union Jack with thirteen stripes representing the original American colonies during the early stages of the Revolutionary War.
D. Flag of the President of the United States
The Flag of the President of the United States is the official standard displaying the presidential coat of arms on a dark blue field, used to represent the office and presence of the U.S. president.
E. Union Flag
The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of England, Scotland, and (historically) Ireland into a single design.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mexican flag
Target entity description: The Mexican flag is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red featuring a national coat of arms with an eagle devouring a snake atop a cactus, symbolizing the country’s heritage and identity.

A. Puerto Rican flag
The Puerto Rican flag is a red, white, and blue banner featuring five horizontal stripes and a single white star within a blue triangle, symbolizing the island’s identity and political history.
B. Flag of the United Nations
The Flag of the United Nations is a light blue banner featuring a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing global peace and international cooperation.
C. Grand Union Flag
The Grand Union Flag was the first national flag of the United States, combining the British Union Jack with thirteen stripes representing the original American colonies during the early stages of the Revolutionary War.
D. Flag of the President of the United States
The Flag of the President of the United States is the official standard displaying the presidential coat of arms on a dark blue field, used to represent the office and presence of the U.S. president.
E. Union Flag
The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of England, Scotland, and (historically) Ireland into a single design.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flag of a sovereign state ⓘ national flag ⓘ
adoptedOn	1968-09-16 ⓘ
celebratedOn	Día de la Bandera ⓘ
centralEmblem	eagle devouring a snake ⓘ eagle on a prickly pear cactus on a rock in a lake ⓘ eagle perched on a cactus ⓘ
color	green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
currentDesignInForceSince	1968 ⓘ
designBasedOn	Mexican flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Flag of the Three Guarantees
featuresAnimal	golden eagle ⓘ rattlesnake ⓘ
featuresElement	laurel branch ⓘ oak branch ⓘ
featuresPlant	prickly pear cactus ⓘ
firstAdoptedAsTricolor	1821 ⓘ
flagDay	February 24 ⓘ
greenStripeMeaning	hope ⓘ independence ⓘ
hasCoatOfArms	Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ surface form: Coat of arms of Mexico
hasStripeOrientation	vertical ⓘ
hasVariant	civil flag of Mexico ⓘ naval ensign of Mexico ⓘ presidential standard of Mexico ⓘ
officialName	Mexican flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bandera de México
placedAt	center of the white stripe ⓘ
proportion	4:7 ⓘ
redStripeMeaning	the blood of national heroes ⓘ union between Europeans and Americans (historical) ⓘ
regulatedBy	Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem of Mexico ⓘ
sideRatio	height 4 to width 7 ⓘ
symbolizes	Aztec heritage ⓘ Mexican heritage ⓘ Mexican independence ⓘ Mexican national identity ⓘ Mexican patriotism ⓘ Mexican sovereignty ⓘ Tenochtitlan founding legend ⓘ
usedBy	civil authorities ⓘ military ⓘ state authorities ⓘ
usedOn	land ⓘ sea ⓘ
usesDesign	vertical tricolor ⓘ
whiteStripeMeaning	purity ⓘ unity ⓘ
writingSystemOnFlag	none ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mexico → nationalSymbol → Mexican flag ⓘ

Mexican flag → officialName → Mexican flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bandera de México

Mexican flag → designBasedOn → Mexican flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Flag of the Three Guarantees

Mexican national coat of arms → usedOn → Mexican flag ⓘ

this entity surface form: flag of Mexico

Flags of North America → includesFlagOf → Mexican flag ⓘ