February 24th is Dia de la Bandera (day of the flag). Dia de la Bandera is not the day to celebrate Antonio Banderas. While he may deserve his own day and a key to Mexico City, it is actually National Flag Day in Mexico! There is probably no mention of Shrek or Zorro during Dia de la Bandera. In 1937, General Lazaro Cardenas started the national holiday as a memorial before the monument to General Vicente Guerrero. General Guerrero has the distinction of being the first to pledge allegiance to Mexico’s flag in 1821. General Vicente Guerrero’s Plan of Iguala (plan of the three guarantees) was the basis of the colors of the first Mexican flag. Representing the three principles of the new independence of Mexico, the three principles were named as: religion, independence and unity matched by the colors..

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