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Cinco De Mayo: Facts & Delicious Recipes
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10:31 pm
May 8, 2012


Janell

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Will you be celebrating Cinco de Mayo this year? Cinco de Mayo is not actually Mexican Independence Day. Cinco de Mayo is mostly celebrated in Puebla, Mexico – where the Battle of Puebla was fought. We also celebrate this holiday in the United States to celebrate Mexican pride and heritage. Independence Day in Mexico is celebrated on September 16.

History

In Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

The French Army, ruled by Napoleon III, wanted to establish a Latin Empire in Mexico, so…


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