Cinco de Mayo 2023: Date, History, Facts about The Fifth of May

Everyone knows that on May 5, or Cinco de Mayo, tacos, margaritas, merriment, and a celebration are in order. But did you realise that without the events of this fateful day, the United States as we know it today may not have existed? What transpired on this apparently endless day of partying and celebration? Let’s immerse ourselves in Mexican-American history!

The background of Cinco de Mayo

Let’s begin by dispelling the greatest misconception: No, Cinco de Mayo is not the Independence Day of Mexico. However, this does not diminish its significance or significance, as its history reveals the significance of the North American landscape as a whole.

The French intervened a second time in an economically struggling Mexico in the hopes of seizing control of the Latin American nation under Napoleon III. General Charles de Lorencez directed his army towards the capital of Mexico City with the intention of removing President Benito Juarez from office.

However, things did not go according to plan as they encountered intense resistance, which culminated in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The Mexican Army, led by Ignacio Zaragoza, was able to defeat the French army in Puebla, a city 70 miles from Mexico City, despite having only half the number of soldiers as their adversaries. Four days later, on May 9, Juárez declared Cinco de Mayo a national holiday.

While the battle was not a significant strategic victory in and of itself, and the French took control of Mexico in 1864, it boosted the morale of the resistance forces and helped them form an alliance with the Americans to force Napoleon’s forces to withdraw. Since it is believed that the French would have aided the Confederacy during the American Civil War, Mexico’s resistance likely altered the course of American history.

Pro-Union Mexican citizens in the state of California viewed the victory at the Battle of Puebla as a victory for the Union’s cause, and subsequently formalised and spread the annual celebrations throughout the entire state of California and among Mexican-Americans everywhere.

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5 FACTS ABOUT THE FIFTH OF MAY

This day has the potential to sell more beer than both the Super Bowl and St. Patrick’s Day.

On May 5, the United States can ingest approximately 127 million litres of tequila and mezcal.

On Cinco de Mayo, Americans can consume up to 87,3 million pounds of avocados.

With 224 million uses, Taco Bell’s taco head Snapchat filter is the most successful advertising campaign ever conducted on the social platform.

Corona was the first company to be granted permission to use the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball, transforming it into a lime and dropping it on May 5, 2017.

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