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- Getty Images / Library of Congress / Contributor Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates Mexico's victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It does not, as many people assume, commemorate Mexican independence, which was declared more than 50 years before the Battle of Puebla.
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Oct 23, 2009 · Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The day,...
May 18, 2024 · Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that commemorates a battle fought in Mexico on the fifth of May in 1862—a battle that became an unexpected victory for the Mexican army over the French forces. It’s...
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May 3, 2024 · On Cinco de Mayo 2024, take some time to learn about the history and meaning of this day of remembrance—and how and where it’s celebrated now.
May 4, 2024 · Celebrated annually on May 5, Cinco de Mayo recognizes Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire led by Napoleon III at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The holiday has since become perhaps...
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.
Jul 12, 2022 · It is the commemoration of the day when Catholic priest and leader Father Miguel Hidalgo called for Mexico’s independence from Spain in the “Grito de Dolores” (“Cry of Dolores”) in 1810. The country’s liberation, however, wasn’t effectively declared from Spain until the 27th of September, 1821.
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May 3, 2012 · Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates Mexico's victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It does not, as many people assume,...
