Last modified: 2004-12-29 by juan manuel gabino villascán
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Images by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 06, 2001 |
In the colonial era, the pennant of the vice-roy was
notoriously influenced by the the one of
Castille, being intitutionalized
during the rule of don Alonso de Estrada, in 1530, the first
Pennon Walk at August 13, to celebrate on that date the
fall of Tenochtitlan, nine years before.
Jorge Candeias, 27 Oct 1997, translating from
La
Bandera Mexicana website