Portal:Mexico/DYK/5

... that both Miguel Hidalgo and Emiliano Zapata's rebel armies waged war underneath Guadalupan flags? (Pictured)
... the lyrics of the Himno Nacional Mexicano, which allude to Mexican victories in the heat of battle and cries of defending the homeland, were composed by poet Francisco González Bocanegra in 1853, after his fiancée locked him in a room ?
... that Mexico is the only Latin American member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ?
... that Mexico is the 12th largest economy in the world by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), on par with countries like Canada and Spain, even though income inequality is still high ?
... that there is no de jure constitutional official language at the federal level in Mexico ?