What is Coat of arms of Mexico?
The [[flag of Mexico]] contains a '''coat of arms''' which is derived from an [[Aztec]] symbol depicting an [[eagle]] with a [[snake]] in its mouth. [[File:Seal of the Government of Mexico.svg|thumb|250px|Seal of the Government of [[Mexico]].]][[File:Coat of arms of Mexico.svg|thumb|250px|Coat of Arms of [[Mexico]].]][[File:Seal of the Government of Mexico (linear).svg|thumb|250px|Black and White Version of the Seal of the Government of [[Mexico]] (Linear).]] In the early 14th century, the Mexica people were a wandering tribe looking for a permanent settlement in modern day central [[Mexico]]. They survived by hunting and gathering and were often hired to fight as [[mercenaries]] for the city-states scattered throughout the region. According to legend, their god, [[Huitzilopochtli]], told them to establish a city of their own at a site where they would find an eagle eating a snake on top of a [[cactus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/guide-to-mexico-etiquette-customs-culture-business|title=Mexico|website=Kwintessential|access-date=2019-02-14|archive-date=2013-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116234456/http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/Mexico/Health-Care-Issues-Mexico/695|url-status=dead}}</ref> The legend relates that the people saw the eagle on a small, swampy island in the middle of the shallow [[Texcoco lake]]. The Mexica invented a resourceful system of gardening, called chinampas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Mexicoweb/factfile/Unique-facts-Mexico8.htm|title=Unique Facts about Mexico: Tenochtitlan|website=www.sheppardsoftware.com}}</ref> which allowed them to grow small gardens, eventually drying out the lake. In 1325, they completed construction of a city there. That city, which they called [[Tenochtitlan]], became the capital of the [[Aztec Empire]], which dominated central Mexico until its destruction by Spanish [[Conquistador]]es led by [[Hernando Cortes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghsd-curriculum.com/inquiry/cri