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  1. Oct 23, 2009 · Updated: May 3, 2024 | Original: October 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 ...

  2. Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo (pronounced [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo] in Mexico, Spanish for "Fifth of May") is an annual celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico 's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, [1][2] led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. Zaragoza died months after the battle from an illness, however, and a ...

  3. May 3, 2024 · But the party-filled Cinco de Mayo that Americans celebrate today didn’t become popular until U.S. beer companies began targeting the Spanish-speaking population in the 1970s and 1980s, Jose ...

  4. May 3, 2024 · Reality check: Cinco de Mayo — or, in English, May 5 — marks a Mexican victory over France 50 years after Mexico's independence. Mexico's Independence Day is celebrated on Sept. 16. The big picture: It is a bigger holiday in America than it is in Mexico. "Cinco de Mayo is a day to celebrate the resilience, culture, and heritage of ...

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  5. May 3, 2024 · Delaware News Journal. 0:00. 1:33. Cinco de Mayo literally means “the fifth of May” in Spanish, and it lands on Sunday in 2024. It’s not just a day to party, though. It commemorates a ...

  6. May 5, 2024 · Cinco de Mayo, which translates to the “fifth of May” in English, is a holiday meant to commemorate the Mexican military’s victory in the 1862 Battle of Puebla during the country’s war ...

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  8. Apr 29, 2024 · Cinco de Mayo literally means “the fifth of May” in Spanish, and it lands on Sunday in 2024. It’s not just a day to party, though. It commemorates a significant time in history for Mexico ...