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#{{note|21april}}[http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/mx_1984.html#1-03-05a Change of Article 18 to add [[April 21]] as a flag day; January 3, 2005]. Retrieved [[January 10]], [[2006]]. |
#{{note|21april}}[http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/mx_1984.html#1-03-05a Change of Article 18 to add [[April 21]] as a flag day; January 3, 2005]. Retrieved [[January 10]], [[2006]]. |
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#{{note|varies}}The precise date varies every year. |
#{{note|varies}}The precise date varies every year. |
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#{{note|2may}}[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/mx_1984.html#1-03-05b Addition of [[May 2]] as a day to fly the Mexican flag at half-staff]. Retrieved [[January 11]], [[2006]]. |
#{{note|2may}}[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/mx_1984.html#1-03-05b Addition of [[May 2]] as a day to fly the Mexican flag at half-staff]. Retrieved [[January 11]], [[2006]]. |
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#{{note|nov1}}Holiday created on [[January 9]], [[1991]] in an order published in the Diario Official de la Federación; revoked in an order published [[May 9]], [[1995]] in Diario Official de la Federación. |
#{{note|nov1}}Holiday created on [[January 9]], [[1991]] in an order published in the Diario Official de la Federación; revoked in an order published [[May 9]], [[1995]] in Diario Official de la Federación. |
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In Article 18 of the Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem (Ley Sobre El Escudo, la Bandera y el Himno Nacionales) there is a listing of dates that the Mexican flag is flown by all branches of government. Civilians are also encouraged to display the national flag on these days. Many of the dates listed in the law denote significant events and people that shaped of Mexican identity and the course of its History.
The Mexican flag will be flown at full staff on the following days:
| Date | Motive |
|---|---|
| 21 January | Birth of Ignacio Allende (1779). |
| 5 February | Adoption of the Constitutionsof1857 and 1917. |
| 19 February | Día del Ejército Mexicano (Day of the Mexican Military). |
| 24 February | Día de la Bandera (Flag Day). |
| 1 March | Proclamation of the Plan of Ayutla. |
| 18 March | Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation (1938). |
| 21 March | Birth of Benito Juárez (1806). |
| 26 March | Adoption of the Plan of Guadalupe during the Mexican Revolution. |
| 2 April | Capture of Puebla (1867). |
| 21 April [1] | Heroic defense of Veracruz to prevent occupationbyUnited States forces (1914). |
| 1 May | Día del Trabajo (May Day). |
| 5 May | Anniversary of the Victory over the French Army in Puebla, in 1862. (Cinco de Mayo) |
| 8 May | Birth of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the initiator of the War Mexican Independence (1753). |
| 15 May | Capture of Querétaro by the forces of the Republic which led to the fall of the Second Mexican Empire (1867). |
| 1 June | Día de la Marina Nacional (Navy Day). |
| 21 June | Victory of the Republican Armies over the Second Mexican Empire (1867). |
| 1 September | Opening of the first ordinary session of the Mexican Congress. |
| 14 September | Incorporation of Chiapas as a Federal State. |
| 15 September | Commemoration of the Grito de Dolores. |
| 16 September | Beginning of the Mexican War of Independence (1810). |
| 27 September | Consummation of Independence (1821). |
| 30 September | Birth of José María Morelos (1765). |
| 12 October | Día de la Raza (Columbus Day). |
| 23 October | Día Nacional de la Aviación. (National Aviation Day). |
| 24 October | Día de las Naciones Unidas. (United Nations Day). |
| 30 October | Birth of Francisco I. Madero (1873). |
| 6 November | Adoption of the Act of National Independence by the Congress of Chilpancingo (1813). |
| 20 November | Beginning of the Mexican Revolution (1910). |
| 29 December | Birth of Venustiano Carranza, (1859). |
| December[2] | On the day of the Closing of Session of the Mexican Congress. |
On these following days, the national flag is flown at half staff, mostly commemorating the deaths of important heroes. At any time, the President of Mexico can issue a decree to have the flag flown at half-staff to honor the death of a person who was a major figure of the Mexican government, Mexican society, the head of state of another nation or a tragic event on a major scale. One example is that on the 19th anniversary of the Mexico City earthquake in 1985, President Vicente Fox lowered the flags to half staff to honor the estimated 6,000 people who were killed.[3]
| Date | Motive |
|---|---|
| 14 February | Death of Vicente Guerrero (1831). |
| 22 February | Death of Francisco I. Madero (1913). |
| 28 February | Death of Cuauhtémoc, last Aztec Emperor (1525). |
| 10 April | Death of Emiliano Zapata (1919). |
| 2 May [4] | Death of the pilots of the 201st Mexican Expeditionary Air Force during World War II (1945). |
| 21 May | Death of Venustiano Carranza (1920). |
| 17 July | Death of General Alvaro Obregón (1928). |
| 18 July | Death of Benito Juárez (1872). |
| 30 July | Death of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1811). |
| 13 September | Fall of the Niños Héroes during the Battle of Chapultepec (1847). |
| 7 October | Commemoration of the sacrifice of Senator Belisario Domínguez (1913). |
| 22 December | Death of José María Morelos (1815). |
There also have been occasions where official flag day notices that been announced in the Official Journal of the Federation, but later revoked. One such case was that November 1 was declared a holiday to hoist the national flag in 1991, but was later removed from the list four years later from another order published in Official Journal of the Federation. [5]
