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Remembering the past
The legacy of Cinco de Mayo reminds us that the past is made meaningful in different ways by different people.
- Mexicans that live outside of Puebla find other national and religious holidays more important.
- The modern Puebla still reenact the Battle of Puebla.
- Mexican Americans use the day to celebrate their shared heritage.
- Americans without Mexican ancestry use the holiday as an excuse to drink margaritas.
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Commercialization of Cinco de Mayo
During the 1980s and 1990s, beer companies targeted Mexican Americans, encouraging them to celebrate their heritage with Bud Lights and Dos Equis.
Commodification soon followed, and today's revelers purchase piñatas, Mexican flag items, sombreros, and costumes.
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An inadvertent impact
By defeating the French at the Battle of Puebla, Mexicans stopped the French army from moving northward toward the U.S. border, where they would likely have helped the Confederacy.
Mexico's victory likely changed the course of American history. The state of California viewed the victory as...
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Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo doesn’t mark Mexican Independence, as many believe.
Instead, it’s meant to celebrate the Battle of Puebla, which was fought between the Mexican and French armies in 1862.
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Beating back an empire
- After Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821, other nations did not want to recognize its autonomy.
- After a civil war in the late 1850s, Benito Juárez became Mexico's first indigenous president in 1861.
- Juárez canceled repayments on foreign loans to protect Mexico's st...
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Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo doesn’t mark Mexican Independence, as many believe.
Instead, it’s meant to celebrate the Battle of Puebla, which was fought between the Mexican and French armies in 1862.
An All American holiday
Even though the Cinco de Mayo holiday has its origins in Mexican heritage and culture, the celebrations are mostly in America, and in the city of Puebla, where the battle was fought. In the 1960s, the food and drink establishments marketed the day as a day to celebrate, and by the 80s, turned it ...
Beating back an empire
- After Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821, other nations did not want to recognize its autonomy.
- After a civil war in the late 1850s, Benito Juárez became Mexico's first indigenous president in 1861.
- Juárez canceled repayments on foreign loans to protect Mexico's st...
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