cinco de mayo The 5th of May is not Mexican emancipation Day, nevertheless it should be! And Cinco de Mayo is not an American holiday, but it should be. Mexico declared its independence from mother Spain on midnight, the 15th of September, 1810. And it took 11 years before the first Spanish soldiers were told and forced to effect Mexico. So, why Cinco de Mayo? And why should Americans savor this day as well? Because 4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of 8,000 at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City on the morning of May 5, 1862.
The French had landed in Mexico (along with Spanish and English troops) five months earlier on the pretext of collection Mexican debts from the newly elected government of democratic chairwoman (and Indian) Benito Juarez. The English and Spanish quickly made deals and left. The French, however, had different ideas. under Emperor Napoleon III, who detested the United States, the French came to stay. They brought a Ha...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website:
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