Antonio Gómez Rodríguez was born in Michoacán on June 1, 1888 and in 1938 he arrived in Pénjamo, Gto., where he lived with his grandparents. He created the definitive and official model of the National Shield, commissioned in 1917 by the then President of Mexico, Venustiano Carranza. Thus the Mexican nation obtained an official and unique version of his Flag, which he first waved at the National Palace on September 15, 1917. His remains rest in …
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Antonio Gómez Rodríguez was born in Michoacán on June 1, 1888 and in 1938 he arrived in Pénjamo, Gto., where he lived with his grandparents. He created the definitive and official model of the National Shield, commissioned in 1917 by the then President of Mexico, Venustiano Carranza. Thus the Mexican nation obtained an official and unique version of his Flag, which he first waved at the National Palace on September 15, 1917. His remains rest in …