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Ultimate Battle of Mexico

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Chiapas

    State Capital: Tuxta Gutiérrez

    thumb2-flag-of-chiapas-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-chiapas-flag.jpg

    VS

    Guerrero

    State Capital: Chilpancingo

    thumb2-flag-of-guerrero-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-guerrero-flag.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,561 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Both nice, but Guerrero

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


  • Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭ Brynn Unimportant Rancor


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,272 ✭✭✭Barna77


    The Warrior (Guerrero)
    Jaguar knight and shield


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭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


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,304 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Guerrero

    Viva La Raza!


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,340 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Guerrero advances to the semi final


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Coahuila

    State Capital: Saltillo

    thumb2-flag-of-coahuila-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-coahuila-flag.jpg

    VS

    Tamaulipas

    State Capital: Ciudad Victoria

    thumb2-flag-of-tamaulipas-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-tamaulipas-flag.jpg


  • Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭ Brynn Unimportant Rancor


    Coahuila

    Big fan of Madame de la Grande Bouche.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,340 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Coahuila, nice colours and a huge level of detail


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,272 ✭✭✭Barna77


    Coahuila.
    It has the Basque dogs.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭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.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Coahuila advances to the semi final


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Chihuahua

    State Capital : Chihuahua

    thumb2-flag-of-chihuahua-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-chihuahua-flag.jpg

    VS

    Colima

    State Capital: Colima

    thumb2-flag-of-colima-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-colima-flag.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


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


  • Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭ Brynn Unimportant Rancor


    Chihuahua

    Tough but just nudges it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭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


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Chihuahua advances to the semi final


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,893 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Coahuila

    State Capital: Saltillo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,893 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Chihuahua

    State Capital : Chihuahua


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Semi Final kicks off at 7:30PM


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Coahuila

    State Capital: Saltillo

    thumb2-flag-of-coahuila-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-coahuila-flag.jpg

    VS

    Tlaxcala

    State Capital: Tlaxcala

    thumb2-flag-of-tlaxcala-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-tlaxcala-flag.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭ari101


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭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.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,408 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


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


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,266 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,272 ✭✭✭Barna77


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


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,340 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,513 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Tlaxcala

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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,403 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


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

    Tlaxcala advances to the final


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Guerrero

    State Capital: Chilpancingo

    thumb2-flag-of-guerrero-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-guerrero-flag.jpg

    VS

    Chihuahua

    State Capital : Chihuahua

    thumb2-flag-of-chihuahua-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-chihuahua-flag.jpg


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,266 Mod ✭✭✭✭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


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,340 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


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


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,272 ✭✭✭Barna77


    Guerrero
    The jaguar knight keeps on fighting


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,403 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Guerrero Jaguar man all the way


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭ari101


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


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,408 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Guerrero for the Aztec warrior


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


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

    Guerrero advances to the final


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭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

    thumb2-flag-of-tlaxcala-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-tlaxcala-flag.jpg

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


    VS

    Guerrero

    State Capital: Chilpancingo

    thumb2-flag-of-guerrero-4k-silk-flag-mexican-state-guerrero-flag.jpg

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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭ari101


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Vote here or in PM Omack?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,893 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    I'll vote for

    Tlaxcala

    State Capital: Tlaxcala


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