Cinco de Mayo - Wikipedia
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.
Cinco 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...
Battle of Puebla - Wikipedia
The Battle of Puebla (Spanish: Batalla de Puebla; French: Bataille de Puebla), also known as the Battle of May 5 (Spanish: Batalla del 5 de Mayo) took place on 5 May 1862, near Puebla de los Ángeles, during the second French intervention in Mexico.
Cinco de Mayo | History, Celebrations, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 26, 2024 · On May 5, 1862, a poorly equipped mestizo and Zapotec force under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated French troops at the Battle of Puebla, southeast of Mexico City; about 1,000 French troops were killed.
Battle of Puebla | Mexican Victory, Cinco de Mayo, Zaragoza
Oct 18, 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 real history of Cinco de Mayo - Smithsonian Institution
May 3, 2021 · 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.
Outnumbered Mexican army defeats French at Battle of Puebla
Mar 3, 2010 · On the fifth of May, or Cinco de Mayo, Lorencez gathered his army and began an attack from the north side of Puebla. The battle lasted from daybreak to early evening. After Lorencez...
The Roots of Cinco de Mayo: The Battle of Puebla | Timeless
May 5, 2022 · Cinco de Mayo celebrations marks the Mexican victory over French invaders in 1862 at the Battle of Puebla. The victory did not stop the French from establishing a short-lived client state in Mexico, but it did become of rallying cry of Mexico's determination to be free of European powers.
Cinco de Mayo: How a Mexican holiday became a party in the USA
May 4, 2023 · 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. Emperor Napoleon III had sent French troops...
The victorious origins of Cinco de Mayo - National Geographic
On May 5, 1862, a ragtag Mexican army defeated the better-equipped hosts of the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. The battle itself did not decide the war—the French returned to...