Ultimate Battle of Mexico

Omackeral

Chiapas

State Capital: Tuxta Gutiérrez



VS

Guerrero

State Capital: Chilpancingo

Electric Nitwit

Both nice, but Guerrero

Headdress beats crown
Dude wearing a big cat into a fight, it's just cool

Guerrero - more of a native symbol opposed to the colonial yoke from Chiapas.

Purgative

Both nice but Chiapas the lion stuck on the wrong side of the river.

Barna77

The Warrior (Guerrero)
Jaguar knight and shield

KathleenGrant

Tamaulipas
The flag of the state of Tamaulipas is, like most current Mexican state flags, the coat of arms centred on a white field.
The coat of arms of Tamaulipas consists of four sections, three of which represent the main activities of the state, agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing and oil production. In the middle of the upper sections there's the Coat of Don José de Escandón, first governor of Nuevo Santander. On the lower section there's also Cerro del Bernal, icon of the State

Guerrero
The flag of the state of Guerrero is, like most current Mexican state flags, the coat of arms centered on a white field.
The coat of arms of Guerrero was adopted in 1951. Its shield is charged with a Jaguar warrior; the crest shows an Aztec headdress.


For me it's Guerrero
I love the jaguar warrior and the Aztec headdress

Necro

Guerrero

Viva La Raza!

Zaph

Guerrero, Jaguar Man, the Mexican superhero we never knew we needed.

Omackeral

Guerrero advances to the semi final

Omackeral

Coahuila

State Capital: Saltillo



VS

Tamaulipas

State Capital: Ciudad Victoria

Coahuila

Big fan of Madame de la Grande Bouche.

Purgative

Coahuila IMO the colours work well, plus it reminds me of a town crest of a Spanish resort from my youth, and anyway the other looks like a cartoon.

Zaph

Coahuila, nice colours and a huge level of detail

Barna77

Coahuila.
It has the Basque dogs.

KathleenGrant

Coahuila
The coat of arms was approved by the state's congress in 1942.
The inner shield is divided into three sections. The top left section has a tree and two wolves, which were taken from the coat of arms of Biscay, In the top right section there is a lion rampant on a gold field,. The lower section shows a river, a grove and a raising sun. The grove is related to the word "coahuitl" which means tree in Nahuatl. The river is the Monclova river The sun symbolizes that Coahuila is the birthplace of the Mexican Revolution.

I love this flag. Coahuila for me.

Omackeral

Coahuila advances to the semi final

Omackeral

Chihuahua

State Capital : Chihuahua



VS

Colima

State Capital: Colima

Purgative

Colima I like the mysterious severed arm.
Don't like the conquistador reference.

Chihuahua

Tough but just nudges it.

KathleenGrant

Chihuahua
The flowers on the upper section are apple tree flowers, which represent the state, as Chihuahua is the main apple producer in Mexico. The main body of the shield is outlined by a laurel wreath symbolizing the triumphs of the people of Chihuahua.
The bigger section on the top has a blue field for the sky and the three main hills of the City of Chihuahua: Also included are a mining hoist, a portion of the aqueduct of the state's capital and a mesquite tree, all representative of the state.

The central section has a field with sixteen pieces, eight in silver and eight in red which represent the votes to and against the fundation of the City of Chihuahua and that resulted in a tie, over them are the faces of a Spaniard and a Tarahumara looking at each other which represent miscegenation. The lower section, with a blue field, the front of the Cathedral of Chihuahua in gold.
The words "VALENTÍA, LEALTAD, HOSPITALIDAD" mean "Courage, Loyalty, Hospitality" in Spanish.



This flag for me

Omackeral

Chihuahua advances to the semi final

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Coahuila

State Capital: Saltillo

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Chihuahua

State Capital : Chihuahua

Omackeral

Semi Final kicks off at 7:30PM

Omackeral

Lads and ladies, 30 minutes per semi final. Let us know which your favourites are as we whittle the final four down to a our last pairing. Semi Final 1 is coming up momentarily.

Omackeral

Coahuila

State Capital: Saltillo



VS

Tlaxcala

State Capital: Tlaxcala

ari101

Tlaxcala - all around I prefer this one, the red in the bacground and the simple but balanced crest

Purgative

Coahuila I like it the colours work and it reminds me of a holiday resort.


The other is a tidy enough flag but Coahuila is better.

Pawwed Rig

Too many royalty and conquistador nods on Tlaxcala so I will go for the other one.

cdeb

Ah - two of my favourites. I think I'll have to plump for Tlaxcala - the red is quite dashing, and I can mark the other one down for a bit much writing.

Barna77

Two of my favourites, but will go for Coahuila this time.
It's just nicer and the dogs

Zaph

Still going with the skulls, Tlaxcala gets my vote. Plus the red background makes a nice change from all the white.

Tauriel

Tlaxcala

Castle and skull and crossbones for me
The other might of pipped it if it lost the large writing on the flag.

KathleenGrant

Coahuila
The inner shield is divided into three sections. The top left section has a tree and two wolves, which were taken from the coat of arms of Biscay (a province in the state)

In the top right section there is a lion rampant on a gold field, and the words "Plus Ultra" from the shield of Badajoz, an important city in Extremadura. This refers to Coahuila's original name of New Extremadura.

The lower section shows a river, a grove and a raising sun. The grove is related to the word "coahuitl" which means tree in Nahuatl. The river is the Monclova river.

The sun symbolizes that Coahuila is the birthplace of the Mexican Revolution.

Tlaxcala
The flag of Tlaxcala is a very old flag in Mexico's flags history. It is a rectangle divided in two diagonal stripes, one in colour red and the other one in white.

The crest, which was given in arms in 1535 (being the first indigenous city to receive one by the Spanish Kingdom) consists a "French style" green-bordered red shield. It bears a yellow castle resembling Castile (Spain) whose flag over the main tower shows the Austrian arms.

Over the border, at the top corners there are two golden initials "I" and "F" for the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Isabel (Elizabeth) and Fernando (Ferdinand) respectively; between them the letter "K", also golden, for Karolus (Charles I of Spain and V of Germany) who granted to Tlaxcala such arms; in both side two leaves, and in the bottom two skulls and two crossed bones.


I love both flags. I love the reference to the birth of the Mexican revolution on the flag of Coahuila.

I love the colours on the flag of Tlaxcala. As is mentioned already it looks tidy. References to Spanish history is a disadvantage but I love the skull and crossed bones.

Overall aesthetically it's the flag of Tlaxcala for me.

Collie D

Coahuila - There aren’t enough flags with rivers on them.

Omackeral

Only one vote in the difference but we have our first finalist.

Tlaxcala advances to the final

Omackeral

Guerrero

State Capital: Chilpancingo



VS

Chihuahua

State Capital : Chihuahua

cdeb

Hm. Not sure either of these will win the final, but I like the guy in the jaguar kit. The other one is quite bland - quirky font aside - and I'm surprised it's made it this far tbh

Zaph

Has to be Guerrero, Jaguar Man on a flag is just bonkers.

Barna77

Guerrero
The jaguar knight keeps on fighting

Collie D

Guerrero for the Jaguar lad and the other one is a bit ****.

KathleenGrant

Guerrero
The flag of the state of Guerrero is, like most current Mexican state flags, the coat of arms centered on a white field.
The coat of arms of Guerrero was adopted in 1951. Its shield is charged with a Jaguar warrior; the crest shows an Aztec headdress.



Chihuahua
The flowers on the upper section are apple tree flowers, which represent the state, as Chihuahua is the main apple producer in Mexico.

The main body of the shield outlined by a laurel wreath symbolises the triumphs of the people of Chihuahua.

The bigger section on the top has a blue field for the sky and the three main hills of the City of Chihuahua. Also included are a mining hoist, a portion of the aqueduct of the state's capital and a mesquite tree, all representative of the state.

The central section has a field with sixteen pieces which represent the votes to and against the foundation of the City of Chihuahua. Over them are the faces of a Spaniard and a Tarahumara looking at each other which represent the different races. The lower section, with a blue field, the front of the Cathedral of Chihuahua in gold.
The words "VALENTÍA, LEALTAD, HOSPITALIDAD" mean "Courage, Loyalty, Hospitality" in Spanish.




I absolutely love the symbolism and colour of the Chihuaua flag but the combination of the jaguar warrior and the Aztec headdress swing it for me

Guerrero

Purgative

Guerrero Jaguar man all the way

ari101

Ah Guerrero, I have issues with both but this is simpler and the dude is wearing a cat suit

Pawwed Rig

Guerrero for the Aztec warrior

Omackeral

I've seen enough, this needs a mercy killing.

Guerrero advances to the final

Omackeral

This is the grand final of the Ultimate Battle of Mexico. We will announce the winner of this competition at 9PM. Your finalists are;

Tlaxcala

State Capital: Tlaxcala



Group A Runner-Up
Round 2 def. Puebla
QF Final def. Jalisco
SF Final def. Coahuila

VS

Guerrero

State Capital: Chilpancingo



Group C Winner
Round 2 def. Oaxaca
QF Final def. Chiapas
SF Final def. Chihuahua

ari101

Do we PM or vote on thread? I got this wrong last time

KathleenGrant

Vote here or in PM Omack?

JP Liz V1

I'll vote for

Tlaxcala

State Capital: Tlaxcala