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State Symbols
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Official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
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New Mexico Symbols
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New Mexico State Colors
Red and Yellow of Old Spain
Adopted in 1925.
Adopted in 1925, combines the ancient sun symbol of the Zia Pueblo Indians (this symbol was found on a water jar made in the late 1800's in Zia Pueblo) with the red and yellow (gold) colors of the flag carried into New Mexico by the Spanish conquistadores in the early 1500's..
Spanish Flag Meaning:
Red and yellow are traditional Spanish colors and originate from the coat of arms of the original Spanish kingdoms. No other countries used the red and yellow colors at that time.
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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