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Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a celebration held on May 5
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How did Cinco de Mayo get its name?
Por una batalla armada que sustuvo el ejército mexicano contra el ejército francés en Puebla, dado que Francia invadió a México, después de que éste se emancipara de España. Esta lucha aconteció el 5 de mayo de 1862. Cinco de Mayo got its name from the date the Battle of Puebla was won by Mexican forces at the Battle of Puebla in the the French-Mexican War. The date was May 5, 1862.
What date did Cinco de Mayo occur?
Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for May 5. The Battle of Puebla was fought and won on May 5, 1862 during the French-Mexican war. Mexican forces won the battle against great odds.
Who did the Mexicans fight on Cinco de Mayo?
Mexicans fought the French in the Battle of Puebla in the French-Mexican War. The date was May 5, 1862 and the Mexican forces won against great odds that they would be defeated.
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Not at all. Mexico's independence from Spain consolidated in September 27, 1821. Maybe you refer to the Cinco de Mayocelebration, but that date acknowledges the Battle of Puebla, which occurred on May 5th, 1862.
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What happened after Cinco de Mayo?
The "Cinco de Mayo" celebration commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza. The Battle was important because 4,000 Mexican soldiers defeated a much better-equipped French army composed of 8,000 men that had not been defeated for almost 50 years.
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