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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cinco_de_MayoCinco de Mayo - Wikipedia

    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, and a larger ...

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  3. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleCinco de Mayo: How a Mexican holiday became a party in the USA

    May 4, 2023 · The origins of Cinco de Mayo: The Battle of Puebla Cinco de Mayo traces its origins to the Mexican army’s unlikely defeat of far better equipped French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

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  4. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › historyThe history of Cinco de Mayo - National Geographic

    May 4, 2018 · The victorious origins of Cinco de Mayo. Behind modern Cinco de Mayo celebrations is the 1862 Battle of Puebla, a Mexican triumph over French colonial forces. General Zaragoza’s Mexican army ...

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  6. www.britannica.com › event › Battle-of-PueblaBattle of Puebla | Mexican Victory, Cinco de Mayo, Zaragoza

    May 9, 2024 · Weapons and Warfare - The Two Battles of Puebla: 1862-1863 (May 09, 2024) Battle of Puebla, (May 5, 1862), battle fought at Puebla, Mexico, between the army of the liberal government headed by Benito Juárez and the French forces sent by Napoleon III to establish a French satellite state in Mexico. The battle, which ended in a Mexican victory ...

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  7. www.si.edu › stories › real-history-cinco-de-mayoThe real history of Cinco de Mayo | Smithsonian Institution

    May 3, 2021 · The real history of Cinco de Mayo. 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. A year prior, Mexican President Benito Juarez suspended payment of all foreign debts.

  8. www.history.com › topics › holidaysCinco de Mayo 2024: Facts, Meaning & Celebrations | HISTORY

    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 ...

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  10. www.yahoo.com › gma › cinco-mayo-holidays-meaningWhat is Cinco de Mayo? Holiday's meaning and origins tied to ...

    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 more ...

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