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![[Pattern of flag for government bodies: National flag with golden arms and text]](../images/m/mx_g_a.gif)
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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, April 06, 2001
![[Patter of the emblems of the Federal Government bodies during the Vicento Fox's administration (2000-2006)]](../images/m/mx_fgob).gif)
by Presidencia de la República, and
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, July 20, 2002
Since December 2000, when the new government headed by Vicente Fox Quezada
representing the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN)
achieved power, new governmental institutions, bodies, departments and services
as part of the policy of "El Cambio" (The Change), saw the light; such as the
Secretaría de Economía (Secretariat of Economy) that appeared instead
of the Secretaría Comercio y Fomento Industrial (Secretariat of Commerce
and Industry Development).
In this way, the former logos/emblems of the past administrations changed also,
and the "Águila mocha" began to be used.
The "Águila mocha" (incomplete eagle) is an eagle and snake depiction
following the pattern of the National Seal, cut by two
wavy lines in green and red after the National Flag. The
whole logo/emblem is completed with the body's name is black capital letters,
followed by a vertical black line, then the body's official initials in gray.
Because of the design patter used to draw this logo was that of the
National Seal, congressists, governors and people
of the present-day opposition parties protested against it, since they considered
the "Águila mocha" (as they baptized) was a jeer and lack of respect to the history,
traditions and culture of Mexico; in addition, congressists said the wavy lines
represent either a "S" as in "Sahagún" (last name of Martha Sahagún, at the time speaker of the Presidence of the Republic, and now (2002),
country's First Lady) or a "F" as in "FoX" (President's last name). The problem
increases when the the Federal offices ordered the "Águila mocha" would replace
the National Seal in all official documents.
In turn, the Presidency of the Republic stated that the logo
does not make offense to the Mexican traditions and history, and it was chosen in
order to unify the official documentation.
On November/December 2001 it was discussed about the matter, and was agreed that the
the "Águila mocha" is able to be used as soon as the whole National
Seal be added to the right of the body's initials, at least in official
documentation. It seems this order is not fulfilled enough or it is misunderstood,
since either lot of departments do not add the Seal at all or have dropped out the
"Águila mocha" from their logos, such as the Secretaría de Gobernación
(Secretariat of the Interior).
Any way, the emblem/logo with no Seal is used be employed on white flags proportioned 4:7.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, July 20, 2002.