“ On the morning of May 5, the French tried to intimidate the Mexicans with screeching bugle calls and advanced bayonet ...

Margaritas, chips and queso, and mariachi music are wonderful—but they’re not required for celebrating Cinco de Mayo. The ...

The French returned the following year, in 1863, and a second battle was fought in Puebla where 35,000 French faced 29,000 Mexicans (a defense that lasted 62 days) and they managed to advance to ...

Why is the 5th of May commemorated every year? Here are the answers to all the questions you have about this Mexican Holiday ...

16. Instead, it's meant to commemorate the Battle of Puebla, which was fought between the Mexican and French armies in 1862. In Mexico's long and storied history, the Battle of Puebla is generally ...

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Cinco de Mayo, celebrated every year on May 5, honors the Mexican army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on this day in 1862. Despite being outnumbered and ...

Another community that embraces the history of Cinco de Mayo is Avalon, at the Catalina Museum for Art and History.

almost half a million Latinos – mostly Mexican Americans – fought in the war. And they won a disproportionate number of congressional Medals of Honor." The Battle at Puebla also occurred more ...