Cinco de Mayo commemorates that fateful day of May 5, 1862, on which the Battle of Puebla occurred. It was on this day that 5,000 poorly trained, ill-equipped Mexican peasants, under the command of one General Ignacio Zaragoza, fought against a regiment of French soldiers. The French were following orders of Napoleon III when they invaded Mexico and arrogantly assumed that the Mexicans would stand aside. Not only did they not stand aside, but they fought bravely and triumphed over the French. Unfortunately, the French did eventually defeat the Mexicans and occupied Mexico, but the Battle of Puebla showed the Mexican population that their people were willing to defend their country, and this gave the country a feeling of unity and strength.
Cinco de Mayo is sometimes confused with Mexico's Independence Day, which occurred 50 years earlier on September on September 16th.
Mexico’s win vs. French at Pueblo
When the French were driven out of Mexico
Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for the 5th of May, and that is when it is celebrated.
The translation would be "Felíz Cinco de Mayo." Note that Cinco de Mayo is celebrated much more in the US than in Mexico!
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on May 5. It is a Mexican day of celebration for the Battle at Puebla.
Cinco De Mayo is celebrated on May 5th in the spanish speaking countries such as; Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica and sometimes in Guatemala
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Cinco de Mayo has been celebrated in Puebla and California since 1863.
Cinco De mayo is celebrated because there was a big war between the French and Mexicans. The Mexicans won.
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