Mexico - Navy: Supreme Commander

President of United Mexican States

Last modified: 2005-01-29 by juan manuel gabino villascán
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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán Aug. 31, 2001			by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán Aug. 31, 2001
(A)			(B)

• Supreme Commander
• Supreme Commander: Nov. 26, 1994 - Oct. 19, 2000
• Supreme Commander: 1912-1968 (?)

• Mexico - Navy
• Secretaría de Marina-Armada de México
• President of the United Mexican States: civil authority
• Mexico

By decree of October 19, 2000, issued in the Diario Oficial de la Federación, the flags granted to the Supreme Commander are described as follows:

Art 20, part II

"Banderas insignia: las banderas insignia del Mando Supremo serán rectangulares, guardando una proporción entre anchura y longitud de cuatro a siete...

A. Ceremonias Navales
La bandera insignia del Mando Supremo será una Bandera Nacional que tendrá cinco estrellas blancas en la franja verde...

B. Visitas a buques y establecimientos
La bandera insignia del Mando Supremo será de color blanco, lleverá inscritas en su cuarta parte superior izquierda una Bandera Nacional; en su cuarta parte inferior izquierda llevará cinco estrella en color dorado de cinco puntas cada una en un círculo imaginario con diámetro equivalente al 10% del largo de esta parte, centradas y distribuidas equitativaemente en sentido horizontal, y en la mitad derecha al centro llevará el escudo de la Armada de México inscrito en un círculo imaginario con un diámetro igual a la tercera parte de su base..."

Quoted by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán May 10, 2001

Translation

...The flag ensigns of the Supreme Commander shall be rectangular keeping a ratio of 4:7...

For Naval ceremonies (A):

...The flag ensign of the Supreme Commander shall be a National Flag bearing five white five-pointed stars on the green stripe...

For Visits to ships and establishments (B):

...The flag ensign of the Supreme Commander shall be white, the National flag shall be placed in the upper corner near the hoist, in th lower canton near the hoist it will bear five horizontal-arranged golden five-pointed stars traced in a circle whose diameter is 10% the lenght of this part... Centered in the fly, treced in a circle whose diameter is 1/3rd the fly, the emblem of the Armed of Mexico...

Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 10, 2001.

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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 10, 2001.

The 1911 General Ordinance of the Navy [in effect since 1 January 1812] states in its Art. 1116 the flag of the President shall be the national flag (proportioned 2:3), and shall be flown at the head of the mainmast or in the bow of a boat.
Joseph McMillan, May 10, 2000.

• Variant used between 1912 and 1917
• Variant used between 1917 and 1934
• Variant used between 1934 and 1968 (?)

Variant used between 1912 and 1917

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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 10, 2001.

Variant used between 1917 and 1934

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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 10, 2001.

In 1917 the coat of arms was redisigned, such a change was applied to all flags and ensigns.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 10, 2001.

Variant used between 1934 and 1968 ?

On Feb. 5, 1934 the Coat of arms was rearranged once more, then a new flag was adopted. The changed affected al Mexican system of flags.
The Supreme Commander ensign was exactly like the National Flag of that time. Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 10, 2001.