The Flag and Arms of Mexico. The coat of arms features an eagle, holding a serpent in its talon, perched on top of a prickly pear cactus situated on a rock that rising above a lake. This scene is derived from an Aztec legend that the gods would tell them to build a city where they spot an eagle and a serpent, which became Mexico City! 1910
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Image Number: 4220-20415703Rights ManagedCredit Line:Grenville Collins/Mary Evans Picture Library/Pantheon/SuperStockCollection:Mary Evans Picture Library Contributor:Grenville Collins Model Release:NoProperty Release:NoResolution:3260×5095
