Since 1912, when New Mexico entered the union, two official state flags have flown over this southwestern state. The first flag of the state was designed by New Mexico historian Ralph Emerson Twitchell and featured a design quite different from the current flag. Mr. Twitchell's flag was blue with a small representation of the flag of the United States in the upper left-hand corner and the New Mexico State Seal in the lower right-hand corner. Placed in the upper right-hand corner of the field is the number forty-seven, representative of New Mexico's admission to the Union as the 47th state. "NEW MEXICO" was embroidered diagonally across the field from the lower left-hand corner to the upper right-hand corner.
Dr. Mera was an archaeologist and was familiar with the ancient symbols of Native peoples. He got his inspiration from a Zia symbol on an old clay pot that was created by a woman from Zia Pueblo, New Mexico. Dr. Mera modified the design and used royal colors, yellow and red, from Spain.
The simple and meaningful design features an interpretation of an ancient symbol of the sun as found on a late 19th-century water jar from Zia Pueblo. This red symbol is called a "Zia" and is centered on a field of yellow.
Four is the sacred number of the Zia and can be found repeated in the four points radiating from the circle. The number four is embodied in the four points of the of the compass, North, East, South, and West; in the four seasons of the year Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter; in the 24 hours of each day by sunrise, noon, evening and night; by four seasons of life, childhood, youth, adulthood and old age.
Zia Indians put a high regard on the sun. For them, the sun is sacred. It is found on ancient pottery and those ancient ceremonial vases were used introduce a newborn child to the sun.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior New Mexico flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of New Mexico flag for the future.
Dr. Mera was an archaeologist and was familiar with the ancient symbols of Native peoples. He got his inspiration from a Zia symbol on an old clay pot that was created by a woman from Zia Pueblo, New Mexico. Dr. Mera modified the design and used royal colors, yellow and red, from Spain.
The simple and meaningful design features an interpretation of an ancient symbol of the sun as found on a late 19th-century water jar from Zia Pueblo. This red symbol is called a "Zia" and is centered on a field of yellow.
Four is the sacred number of the Zia and can be found repeated in the four points radiating from the circle. The number four is embodied in the four points of the of the compass, North, East, South, and West; in the four seasons of the year Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter; in the 24 hours of each day by sunrise, noon, evening and night; by four seasons of life, childhood, youth, adulthood and old age.
Zia Indians put a high regard on the sun. For them, the sun is sacred. It is found on ancient pottery and those ancient ceremonial vases were used introduce a newborn child to the sun.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior New Mexico flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of New Mexico flag for the future.
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