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February 24th is Mexican Flag Day (Día de la Bandera)! In 1940, Mexico’s President Lázaro Cárdenas decreed February 24 as the Day of the Flag. The last modification to the Flag of Mexico was in 1968. This event is made possible in partnership with the Mexican Cultural Center of Northern California.
When John Sutter migrated to the Sacramento Valley in 1839, California was a part of Mexico. In 1840, Sutter became a Mexican citizen and a representative of the territorial government. The Mexican Flag was flown at the Fort until July 1846 when the United States military seized California during the Mexican-American War.
Every day at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, we fly the Mexican Civil Flag, also known as the Merchant Flag, to interpret a time in California’s history before it was a part of the United States.
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2701 L St, Sacramento, CA, United States, California 95816
