Cinco De Mayo Flashcards
What does cinco de mayo celebrate?
Commemorates the victory of the Mexicans over the French in the battle of Puebla in 1866
Cinco de mayo
Means fifth of May
When is Mexico’s Independence Day and is cinco de mayo celebrate this holiday?
No an on sept sixth
Mexico borrowed money from the US to fund the Mexican civil war an from Spain, England and France to find the Mexican- American war Mexico couldn’t pay back their debts so France decided to take over the country as repayment Napoleon the 3rd
Stated that he would make his relative archduke Maximilian of Austria the ruler of Mexico
When the French marched into Prubla the small poorly armed Mexican militia led by General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated the wealthy French army of 6500 men
This defeat was a great source of pride for the Mexican people because they were not expected to be victorious since they were so out numbered
One year later Napoleon sent 30000 troops in Mexico to defeat their army and he made Maximilian the ruler of Mexico. His rule lasted from 1864-1867
When the American civil war ended Lincoln took pity on Mexico and sent troops to help overthrow Maximilian this reinstating the Mexican government
Today cinco de mayo is a celebration of the pride that Mexico felt in defeating the French at the battle of Puebla
Cinco de mayo is celebrated mostly in the state of Puebla and especially along the US- Mexican border. It is also celebrated in the US where there is a high population of people of Mexican decent
