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05-22-2010, 01:07 AM
Cinco de Mayo translates as May 5th, and is celebrated in the United States among the Mexican-American population, especially in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The celebration is primarily limited to the state of Puebla in Mexico. The holiday commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) forces at the Battle of Puebla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Puebla) on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza SeguĂ*n (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Zaragoza), overthrowing the Mexican Imperial Monarchy headed by Maximilian of Austria.
In 1861, Benito Juarez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Juarez), then President of Mexico, stopped making interest payments (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_intervention_in_Mexico) to countries that Mexico owed money to. In response, France attacked Mexico to force payment of this debt. France decided that it would try to take over and occupy Mexico. France was successful at first in its invasion. However, on May 5, 1862, at the city of Puebla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puebla), Mexican forces were able to defeat an attack by the larger French army.
The Battle of Puebla was important for at least two reasons. First, although considerably outnumbered, the Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army. “This battle was significant in that the 4,000 Mexican soldiers were greatly outnumbered by the well-equipped French army of 8,000 that had not been defeated for almost 50 years,”from Wikipedia. Second, it was significant because since the Battle of Puebla no country in the Americas has been invaded by an army from another continent.
We hope you all had a great Cinco de Mayo!* This has been *a brief history of why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated.
Further reading:
The History of Cinco de Mayo (http://www.mexonline.com/cinco-de-mayo.htm)
The Significance of “Cinco de Mayo” (http://www.mexica.net/literat/Cinco.php)
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In 1861, Benito Juarez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Juarez), then President of Mexico, stopped making interest payments (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_intervention_in_Mexico) to countries that Mexico owed money to. In response, France attacked Mexico to force payment of this debt. France decided that it would try to take over and occupy Mexico. France was successful at first in its invasion. However, on May 5, 1862, at the city of Puebla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puebla), Mexican forces were able to defeat an attack by the larger French army.
The Battle of Puebla was important for at least two reasons. First, although considerably outnumbered, the Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army. “This battle was significant in that the 4,000 Mexican soldiers were greatly outnumbered by the well-equipped French army of 8,000 that had not been defeated for almost 50 years,”from Wikipedia. Second, it was significant because since the Battle of Puebla no country in the Americas has been invaded by an army from another continent.
We hope you all had a great Cinco de Mayo!* This has been *a brief history of why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated.
Further reading:
The History of Cinco de Mayo (http://www.mexonline.com/cinco-de-mayo.htm)
The Significance of “Cinco de Mayo” (http://www.mexica.net/literat/Cinco.php)
For your enjoyment our Spanish Speaking Hamster!
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