Traditional Muzzleloading Association
The Center of Camp => People of the Times => Topic started by: Craig Tx on May 05, 2017, 08:25:52 PM
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From the Texas State Historical Association
On this day in 1862, Mexican general and Texas native Ignacio Zaragoza defeated French expeditionary forces at Puebla, Mexico.
This event is celebrated annually as El Cinco de Mayo. Once widely observed throughout Mexico, today it is an official public holiday only in the Mexican state of Puebla, where it is known as El DÃa de la Batalla de Puebla, or Battle of Puebla Day. However, Cinco de Mayo remains popular in the United States as a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage.
Craig
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Strange the rest of Mexico would ignore such a fateful event!
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Yup...