The flag of state of Querétaro is official since September 22, 2015
The flag of the State of Querétaro is, like most current Mexican state flags, the coat of arms centred on a white field.
The Coat of Arms of the state is a representation of a legend in the Conquest of Mexico by the Spanish Crown. According to the legend, while the Spaniards held a battle against the natives in the region, a solar eclipse took place. During the time it lasted, the Patron Saint of Spain (Santigo el Mayor) and the Holy Cross showed up.
The shield was given by the Spanish Crown to the City of Santiago de Querétaro in 1665 and it's divided into three sections. The top one contains the darkened Sun crowned by a cross, over the night sky there's also two stars on the top corners. This section represents the eclipse in which the Patron saint and the cross showed up. On the lower right section there's an image of the apostle, wearing military clothing and mounted on a white horse. The apostle is wielding a sword with one hand and with the other is holding the banner of the Spanish Royalty. On the lower left section there's a grapevine and some ears of wheat, which represent the fertility of the Queretan soil.
After the independence of Mexico, the Coat of Arms and the Flag of Mexico was added to the Coat of Arms of the State. On the lower part symbols of war such as cannons, bullets and arrows were added. They represent the importance of Querétaro in the military history of Mexico, specially the resistance against the Second Mexican Empire.
Proposals for new flag of Querétaro de Arteaga[]
Design by MetamarioMX. 2014.
Civic version of the design by MetamarioMX. 2014.
Named by the P'urhépecha as 'place of the crags', made of pink stone. Also named Mxei by the Otomies, which means 'the place where the ballgame is played'. Pictured here is the ring of the ballgame. By kyrgyzzephyr. 2014.
Querétaro flag proposal by Sotajarocho. 2015.
Querétaro flag proposal by Superham1. 2016.
Querétaro flag proposal by Superham1, modified by HansLN. May 2016.
Querétaro flag proposal by Superham1, modified by HansLN. Oct 2016.
The toponymy of the name of Querétaro it's rather unclear, the tarascan queretha-rolru o queretha-ro mean "place of the ball game", which is a part of a two-thousand year ceremony in which a sun is drawn on the field by each team. This gives place to the Flag of Querétaro. By Ricardo Vazoli, 2016.
Flag of Queretaro based on the top-part of the shield on the coat of arms. Removed gradient and the face on the sun for simplicity. tigostev. 2017.
Proposal for a flag for Querétaro. By Qaz Jan 2020 (details)
Proposal for a flag for Querétaro. By Qaz Jan 2020 (details)
Flag of Querétaro Coat of Arms on the Sun the Purple Face Sun Face Have 2 Stars on Top Blue is Left and Blue is Right, February 2020
Flag of Querétaro: Yellow Letter Q with a Sun in the Blue Field. (July 2020)
Flag of Querétaro by May 2023
Querétaro flag proposal by thekeep4223, Apr 2020. (Reddit)