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Bookmark or Share- Everything you know about Cinco de Mayo is wrongThe true meaning of Cinco de Mayo — a holiday best known as an excuse to drink margaritas, eat tacos and celebrate Mexican Independence Day — couldn’t be farther from the stereotypes.
- The History of Cinco de Mayo and How It’s CelebratedCinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico’s unexpected victory over France in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The conflict between the two countries had begun in 1861, after Benito Juárez, then ...
- Cinco de Mayo - WikipediaCinco de Mayo (pronounced [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo] in Mexico, Spanish for "Fifth of May") is a yearly celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza.
- Cinco de Mayo: How a Mexican holiday became a party in the USACinco de Mayo actually commemorates another Mexican army victory. Here’s what to know about the holiday—and how it became more widely celebrated in the U.S. than it is in Mexico. The origins ...
- The history of Cinco de Mayo - National GeographicThe victorious origins of Cinco de Mayo. Behind modern Cinco de Mayo celebrations is the 1862 Battle of Puebla, a Mexican triumph over French colonial forces. General Zaragoza’s Mexican army ...
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