Cinco de Mayo: what to know about the battle behind the drinking holiday. May 3, 2013— -- Cinco de Mayo is this weekend. We know the Penn State sorority girls are excited! This year brings us ...

According to historians, Cinco de Mayo recognizes the unexpected victory of Mexico over the French army at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Dr.

Cinco de Mayo celebrates the 1862 Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla. It's more a U.S. holiday than a Mexican one and takes on added significance amid contentious debate about ...

Mexicans gathered across the country to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the battle commemorated by Cinco de Mayo, with festivities including parades, dances, and war re-enactments.

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 ...

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. Desp ...

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 ...

Cinco de Mayo, which translates to the “fifth of May” in English, is a holiday meant to commemorate the Mexican military’s victory in the 1862 Battle of Puebla during the country’s war ...

Where the confusion began is unclear. Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of a single battle during the Franco-Mexican War — the Battle of Puebla.

Cinco de Mayo is not to be confused with Mexican Independence Day, which falls on September 16. That holiday was established in 1810, some 50 years before the Battle of Puebla occurred.

Many people think Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Fourth of July – Independence Day. It’s not. It’s the day in 1861 that Mexico, led by Gen. Zaragoza Seguin, defeated the French army in the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — You may have heard Cinco de Mayo is more of an American holiday than a Mexican one, but chances are you might not have heard how the often-overlooked history behind the ...