The flag of Tlaxcala is a very old flag in Mexico's flags history. It is a rectangle divided in two right-angle triangles, the left one being red and the right one being white. This flag has had a relevant place in the State of Tlaxcala (in the murals of State Hall), the arms, which was given in 1535 (being the first indigenous city to recieve one by the Spanish Kingdom) consists on a "French style" grey-bordered red shield. It bears a yellow castle resembling Castile's (Spain), with the Hapsburg flag over the main tower. Over the border, at the top corners there are two golden initials "I" and "F" for the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Isabel (Elizabeth) and Fernando (Ferdinand) respectively; between them the letter "K", also golden, for Karolus (Charles I of Spain and V of Germany), who granted to Tlaxcala such arms; on both sides are two leaves, and in the bottom-center are two bones, one crossing the other, with a skull on either side of them. In the bottom of the red triangle are bolded words spelling out "EDO. DE TLAXCALA". The words are in muddy yellow.
The ratio of width to length of the flag is 3:5.
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