UNAM motto and crest |
In 1920, UNAM Rector Jose Vasconcelos stressed the importance of ending oppression and the violent confrontations it was wont to sow, of turning battle fields into fields of harvest for education and culture, in order to bring about a new era in which Mexicans and the peoples of Latin America become aware of the need for cultural, spiritual, racial and territorial unity. These aspirations are expressed in the UNAM Crest, which is supported by the Andean condor and Mexican eagle defending the map blazoned on the shield depicting Latin America from Mexico’s northern border to Cabo de Hornos. Beneath the shield, the design is complemented by a motif of nopal cactus and the twin volcanoes. REFERENCES
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