I bet sometimes you are wondering "what in the world is 5 de mayo?" well 5 de mayo is a celebration that all the mexican-american people celebrate in the u.s., mostly in california, new mexico, arizona and texas where most mexican-americans live. it is not mexican-independence day, that is not until sept.16; it is the famous "battle of puebla" where mexican soldiers beat the french in the city of puebla. The french had gone to Mexico to pick up Mexican debts from the newly elected goverment of president Benito Juarez, a Zapotec indian and lawyer. Instead of just collecting their debts and leaving they decided to stay and brought a prince named Maximilian to rule the Mexican empire. The French were the strongest army at the time and were not afraid of anyone. they left the port of Veracruz and decided to attack Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. They thought that they were stronger and the Mexicans would give up their capital just as other European cities did. The mexicans waited for the french in puebla, 100 miles east of mexico city, to attack and armed only with machetes they fought to defend their country. When the battle was over there were many french soldiers wounded and killed. Knowing that the mexicans were trying to get rid of the french in their country, union forces from america rushed to the texas/mexican border and made sure the mexicans got all the weapons and ammunition they needed to get rid of the french. So there you got it, mainly it was the Mexican army kicking the butt of the french army while they thought they could easily win their capital. 5 de Mayo is a time of celebrating mainly for the people in the southwest but everyone should celebrate and eat “pastel
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heh, beating the french...
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Cinco de Mayo es muy divertido en mis clases de espanol. Tenemos las fiestas con mucha comida y tambien jugemos los partidos. There's my attempt at speaking Spanish for the first time since school got out. May 5th is usually made into a party day in the Spanish classes at my school. We make crafts, play games, and eat a lot of food. It may not seem like a meaningful holiday here in the U.S. but people down in Mexico probably think the same thing about Thanksgiving here.