Cinco De Mayo

Mar 1

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5 Quick Fact About Cinco De Mayo

Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla, during the Franco-Mexican War.
When the French finally retreated from the day long battle, they had lost nearly 500 soldiers, while less than 100 Mexicans had been killed in the clash.
Though it was not a major win in the overall war, the Battle of Puebla represented a great symbolic victory for the Mexican government and bolstered the resistance movement.
Many people outside Mexico mistakenly believe that Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican independence however, it was declared more than 50 years prior to the Battle of Puebla.
Though the holiday is commonly associated with drinking, it was beer companies who were responsible for this notion. The Cinco de Mayo we experience in the U.S. today took hold in the 1970’s and ‘80s, which is when American beer companies began centering the holiday around drinking in attempts to target the Hispanic Population.

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