Despite the rays of the sun, the rains and gales in the Plinth of the Mexico City, The monumental flag that is raised every day in the first square of the capital will never lose its intense colors, because in the Constitution Square 96 of these flags have been raised in the last 24 years.
Through a request for information made by 24 HOURS, the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) detailed that the useful life of a monumental flag of the Plinth It is approximately one year, provided that it receives the necessary care during storage, lifting and lowering.
“Currently a bandera monumental in good condition, maintaining intense tones in the fabric, it does not have tears, and the stainless steel muskets are undamaged and functional,” said the Sedena.
The Directorate General of Army Clothing and Equipment Factories He explained that prior to each raising of the monumental flag of the Zócalo, if tears, rips or discoloration are detected in the canvases, they themselves carry out the corrective measures: “The maintenance that a monumental flag receivesis determined by a technical opinion, consisting of the review of the canvases that actually form the flag, being susceptible to being reinforced or changed, depending on the type of damage they present,” the area explained.
He also stated that the flag is replaced by another when the national flag is dirty, torn or in case the composure accomplished affect your aesthetics.
As for the fate of flags that are damaged or whose useful life has come to an end, the Sedena He reported that these go through an opinion to initiate a process and subsequently carry out their destruction.
Javier Torres, academic at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), He pointed out that a flag is a symbol of a nation and, together with the shield of the eagle devouring the snake, generates a sense of identity.
“Initially, it was a symbol of legitimation, of an insurgent movement. When a movement is established, Congress formally, a legitimate state is consolidated, although Spain had not recognized independence,” he recalled.
He also indicated that flags are currently used to define territory, hence the reason why the Embassies of countries place their own flags on their facades: “the word nation is from birth, from where you are born, so you must identify with the land in which you are born, and this land in which you are born has a series of symbols.”
Data:
-The flag of the Zócalo measures 25 meters long by 14.29 meters wide and weighs 65 kilograms
-Made of green, white and red nylon ristop fabric, the patriotic flag has a polyester ribbon, aluminum carabiner, double-toothed brass eyelet, white engraved oscaria leather and a 4.5 mm green braided cord.
In the event that the national flag shows tears, rips or discoloration in the canvas, elements of the Sedena carry out corrective maintenance.
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