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Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration of Mexico's victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Learn about the background, significance, and global impact of this event and how it is observed in Mexico and the US.
Oct 23, 2009 · Learn about the origins and significance of Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that commemorates the Mexican army's victory over France in 1862. Find out how it is observed in Mexico and the United States, and why it is not the same as Mexican Independence Day.
Sep 14, 2024 · Cinco de Mayo, holiday celebrated in parts of Mexico and the United States in honor of a military victory in 1862 over the French forces of Napoleon III. It should not be confused with Mexican Independence Day, which falls on September 16 and was established in 1810.
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May 5, 2022 · Cinco de Mayo literally means “May 5” in Spanish, which is when this celebration of Mexican heritage falls each year. The day, mostly commemorated by Mexican Americans north of the U.S....
May 4, 2023 · Cinco de Mayo traces its origins to the Mexican army’s unlikely defeat of far better equipped French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Emperor Napoleon III had sent French troops to...
- Stefan Lovgren
May 3, 2021 · The first frozen margarita machine in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Cinco de Mayo isn’t the same as Mexico’s Independence Day. (That’s Sept. 16.) The holiday celebrates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla, which took place on May 5, 1862.
Cinco de Mayo (”Fifth of May”) is a Mexican national holiday that celebrates the country’s victory over the French forces of Napoleon III in 1862’s Battle of Puebla.
