Cinco de Mayo – It’s Fiesta Time!
While many think Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s official Independence Day, it’s not. That’s celebrated on September 16th.
May 5th is the anniversary of the Mexican victory over 6,000 French troops at the battle of Puebla in south central Mexico, in 1862.
France’s Emperor Napoleon was looking to expand the French empire and establish a French output to among other things, support the Confederate South during the U.S. Civil War, so he sent troops to Mexico in 1861. After numerous French victories, the French were defeated attempting to conquer the city of Puebla. Upon hearing the news of the defeat, Napoleon sent …read more
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