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• What is Cinco de Mayo?• What state started celebrating

Cinco de Mayo?• When is Mexico’s Independence

Day?• Why is Cinco de Mayo so popular?

• Dios te salve, María.• Llena eres de gracia:• El Señor es contigo.• Bendita tu eres entre todas las mujeres. • Y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre:• Jesús.• Santa María, Madre de Dios,• Ruega por nosotros pecadores,• Ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte.• Amen

Ave Maria

CINCO DE MAYO

THE BATTLE

WHAT IS CINCO DE MAYO?

• Cinco de Mayo translates into the “Fifth of May”

• It celebrates Mexico’s victory over France in Puebla in 1862

• Significant due to Mexico being outnumbered by the French

CELEBRATION

• Cinco de Mayo is usually celebrated around Puebla and other Mexican states.

• Dancing, food, and fireworks are typical

• In the United States it is used as a Pride day for Mexican-American heritage

Puebla Mexico

History

• Economic Crisis• Civil War • Corruption among government

officials • Mexico after Mexican-American War • War in Europe• USA becoming more powerful• Turmoil in the United States

People to know

• Benito Juarez, President of Mexico• Napoleon III, President of France• Archduke Maximilian of Austria• General Zaragoza, Goliad, TX• Mestizo and Zapotec

Invade Mexico

• Debt to Spain, France and England.• The poorly armed Mexican militia

of 4,500 men were able to stop and defeat the well outfitted French army of 7,000 soldiers.

CELEBRATION

Puebla Mexico

Feliz Cinco De Mayo

Cesar Chavez

• 1960’s• Celebrating

Mexican Heritage

David-over-Goliath victory