Tlaxcala, Jalisco, and Yucatán are the only states with their own flag (other than the coat of arms on a white background). This is undoubtedly evidence of regional nationalisms seeking to counterbalance the Mexican-centric focus of Mexico City.
-In Yucatán (and generally throughout the peninsula), even Mexicans who aren’t originally from the peninsula are called “foreigners.”
–In Tlaxcala, their distinct identity, separate from the 16th-century Mexica, is always emphasized.
-And in Jalisco, they remember being the first province to declare independence from Spain, and even sought independence from Mexico in 1823. Not to mention other 19th-century nationalist movements like the Republic of the Rio Grande, Tabasco, Zacatecas, Sonora, and Texas.
The memory of those 19th-century separatist movements is perhaps the reason why these images on social media are often accused of seeking to “separate” or “Balkanize” Mexico.
Of course, from a Mexican-centric perspective, there is no room for any nationalism other than that imposed by Mexico City.
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