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Author Topic: Victory Over French Marks Origin Of Cinco de Mayo Celebration  (Read 56 times)

Offline Craig Tx

Victory Over French Marks Origin Of Cinco de Mayo Celebration
« on: May 05, 2017, 08:25:52 PM »
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 Día 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.

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Re: Victory Over French Marks Origin Of Cinco de Mayo Celebration
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2017, 05:49:27 AM »
Strange the rest of Mexico would ignore such a fateful  event!
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Offline Craig Tx

Re: Victory Over French Marks Origin Of Cinco de Mayo Celebration
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2017, 06:47:52 PM »
Yup...
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