1.  briefly describe the significance of the eagle, cactus, and snake on mexico’s national flag.2.        why did the conquering spaniards name their new colony mexico?

On Mexico's national flag, the eagle perched on the cactus represents what the nomad tribe of the Mexica people (who would become the Aztec tribe) believed was a sign from their god to indicate where to build their new city. The snake was a misinterpretation from the Spanish, and the concept stuck.

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