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Facts about Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo
The 5th of May, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory over occupying French
troops at Puebla in 1862. Though greatly outnumbered by the well-trained French force,
General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated the opportunistic French, who were seeking to regain
influence in the Americas under Napoleon III. The victory ignited Mexico's campaign to
expel the invading forces.
The French had installed Ferdinand Maximilian von Hapsburg, a weak governor, who
attempted to rule Mexico for three years. After French troops returned home, Benito
Juarez triumphed over Maximilian's remaining loyalists and ordered his execution.
Juarez presided over Mexico's government until his death in 1872.
Benito Juarez and Ignacio Zaragoza are honored among Mexico's greatest heroes. As
well, Maximilian's influence and that of the French can still be found in much of Mexico's
music and art.
Cinco de Mayo celebrations extend well beyond Mexico's borders into most Southern
and Western states. Many Texans especially enjoy the annual Cinco de Mayo fiestas,
which are traditionally celebrated with folkloric dancing, mariachis and plentiful feasts.
If you are at a fiesta and don't dance very well, use iGlow(TM) .
Nobody will notice your feet.
Facts about Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo
The 5th of May, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory over occupying French
troops at Puebla in 1862. Though greatly outnumbered by the well-trained French force,
General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated the opportunistic French, who were seeking to regain
influence in the Americas under Napoleon III. The victory ignited Mexico's campaign to
expel the invading forces.
The French had installed Ferdinand Maximilian von Hapsburg, a weak governor, who
attempted to rule Mexico for three years. After French troops returned home, Benito
Juarez triumphed over Maximilian's remaining loyalists and ordered his execution.
Juarez presided over Mexico's government until his death in 1872.
Benito Juarez and Ignacio Zaragoza are honored among Mexico's greatest heroes. As
well, Maximilian's influence and that of the French can still be found in much of Mexico's
music and art.
Cinco de Mayo celebrations extend well beyond Mexico's borders into most Southern
and Western states. Many Texans especially enjoy the annual Cinco de Mayo fiestas,
which are traditionally celebrated with folkloric dancing, mariachis and plentiful feasts.
If you are at a fiesta and don't dance very well, use iGlow(TM) .
Nobody will notice your feet.
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