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This banner was used by priest don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the
revolution of 1810. It was taken from the sacristy of the town of
Atotonilco el Grande (Guanajuato),
where it represented the Virgin of Guadalupe. Adopted 16 of September of
1810. Abolished in November of 1810.
(Source: [bas])
Jaume Ollé, 04 Aug 1995
It was an oil painting with the Virgin of Guadalupe,
adopted as the flag of the Insurrects. The royalist
forces, learning of this deed of Hidalgo, adopted the
Virgin of the Remedios, that is worshiped in the
Sanctuary of the same name in Mexico City, and gave it
the rank of Field Marshall [above General].
Jorge Candeias, 27 Oct 1997, translating from
La
Bandera Mexicana website
General Hidalgo’s flag shows in the current official
coat of arms of the state of Hidalgo, in a
rectangular variant.
António Martins, 22 Jun 1999
I am currently reading a novel about a British warship, some time
around 1800. Part of that ship's mission was to assist revolutionaries
in Acapulco, Mexico, gain independence from Spain, since Britain and
Spain were at war at the time. I have no idea whether there was a
revolution in Acapulco at that time, but it mentions a flag being flown
by a rebel ship. This flag is described as «blue with a yellow star in
the centre». Does anybody know if this flag (or the revolution) actualy
existed?
Thomas Robinson, 31 Jan 1999