Essays on Cinco De Mayo

Cinco dе Mауо iѕ аnnuаllу оbѕеrvеd оn Mау 5. It celebrates thе dеfеаt of thе Frеnсh аrmу during thе Bаttlе оf Puebla (Bаtаllа dе Puebla) in Mexico оn Mау 5, 1862. It iѕ nоt to be соnfuѕеd with Mеxiсо’ѕ Indереndеnсе Day. Cinco de Mayo iѕ...

Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla (May 5: The Battle) tells the historical events of the French and Mexican Conservative siege over the city of Puebla on May 5 1862 against the Mexican Liberal army under General Ignacio Zaragoza’s command. Several historical figures include General Porfirio...

Cinco De Mayo Cinco De Mayo is Mexico’s second biggest national holiday. The first biggest is the Mexican Independence Day on September 16. On May 5, 1862 2,000 Mexican peasants drove back 6,000 French troops. The French troops were supposed to be the best trained...

Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Mexican Independence Day. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated more by Latinos in the United States, as opposed to 16 de Septiembre (September 16th), which is the day that celebrates Mexican Independence from Spain, and...