(MENAFN- Live Mint) Cinco de Mayo, celebrated every year on May 5, honors the Mexican army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on this day in 1862. Despite being outnumbered and ...

What Happened on Cinco de Mayo in Mexico? Why is this Day Celebrated in the United States? What is the Battle of Puebla? On May 5, 1862, the Battle of Puebla occurred, a conflict resulting from ...

274 274 people viewed this event. Cinco de Mayo Battle of Puebla in Mexico May 5 All Day Cinco de Mayo, (Spanish for “Fifth of May”) is an annual celebration held on May 5. The date is ...

Mexico City residents take part in a traditional reenactment of the Battle of Puebla—a victory for Mexican forces that took place on the May 5, 1862, or Cinco de Mayo. Although the holiday is ...

The French suffered 476 casualties in the Battle of Puebla ... In other words, contrary to common misconception, Cinco de Mayo is not one and the same as Mexican Independence Day (which was ...

Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican national holiday that commemorates an all-day battle in Puebla, Mexico, when the Mexican military defeated the numerically superior French forces that invaded Mexico in 1861 ...

Cinco De Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's victory at the Battle of Puebla. While not widely celebrated in Mexico, it's a ...

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the date of the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during Franco-Mexican War. While it is a relatively minor occasion in Mexico ...

Many people in the U.S. associate Cinco de Mayo with margaritas, tacos and partying, but the day has more meaningful origins in Mexican history. It commemorates the Battle of Puebla in 1862 ...