The Mayan ruins at Tonina in Chiapas Mexico are about half way between San Cristobal de las Casas and the Mayan ruins of Palenque, just south of the small city of Ocosingo. Driving from San Cristobal de las Casas you will reach the statue of a Mayan warrior at the entrance to Ocosingo.
Full Definition of ENSIGN. 1. : a flag that is flown (as by a ship) as the symbol of nationality and that may also be flown with a distinctive badge added to its design.2. a: a badge of office, rank, or power b: emblem, sign. a flag that is flown (as by a ship) as the symbol of nationality and that may also be flown with a distinctive badge added to its design. 2.
The rank flag or distinguishing flag is the flag flown by a superior officer on his flagship or headquarters (hence the term flagship). The origins of this are from the era before radiotelegraphy and radiotelephony, when orders were given by flag signals.