In this picture we have an Eagle & a Serpent and its believed these are the two primordial elements in Mexico – the Eagle being Good and the Serpent being Evil.

Here is this piece of art it is trying to give the concept of the violent combat between the two, a fight the Mexicans hope will eventually end with the triumph of Good; that is to say the liberation of the Mexican people and all their positive qualities from the dark portents of Evil – the serpent symbolizing corruption, exploitation and poverty.

The Mexican tricolour flag has undergone many modifications since the days of Independence, but was given its current form by President Venustiano Carranza in 1916. The Eagle in profile on a cactus, in the acto devouring a serpent.   This sums up Mexico.......