Un Poco de México Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is in North America The capitol is La Ciudad de México or México, Distrito Federal (D.F.) Languages in Mexico include: Spanish, Zapoteca, Mixteca, Nahuatl, and other Mayan dialects.

Un Poco del Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo means fifth of May in English. Many people confuse it with Mexican Independence Day, which is September 15 th. The celebration of Cinco de Mayo began in California when some university students decided that the U.S. needed more Chicano holidays. This was in Cinco de Mayo is celebrated more in the United States than it is in Mexico. The holiday commemorates the Battle of Puebla on May 5 th, 1862, where 4,500 Mexican soldiers fought some other Mexican fighters and the French army of 6,500 men. This battle took place in Puebla, which is about 100 miles east of Mexico City. The soldiers that won were not trained soldiers. They were made up of regular people who believed in what they were fighting for. Even though this battle didn ’ t win the war, “ the ‘ Batalla de Puebla ’ became a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism ”. This war was actually caused by debt that Mexico got into during the war with the United States after their independence from Spain in The U.S. was given Texas to pay part of the debt. In 1861, Benito Juarez put some laws into effect which is actually how Mexico got into debt in the first place. They owed to the United States, Spain, and France. Where the U.S. and Spain took care of business and left, France decided to stick around with the hopes of building Napolean ’ s Empire. The Battle of Puebla was commanded by General Ignacio Zaragosa. However, France did manage to get control of Puebla later, but Mexican resistance and assistance from the U.S. was what made the French leave. The Battle of Puebla is very important to the United States, because Napoleon was busy taking care of business with the Mexicans instead of supplying the Confederate army in the U.S. during the Civil War. In the mean time, the Union built an army that later defeated the Confederates at Gettysburg, ending the Civil War. During the Civil War, Union forces assisted the Mexicans at the border by making sure that they got ammunition between the border of Mexico and the U.S., as well as encouragement for Union soldiers to help the Mexican army fight the French. So … if the Battle of Puebla had not been won by the Mexicans, the French would have continued to aide the Confederate army, which may have changed the outcome of the Civil War. Also, the celebration of Cinco de Mayo helps Chicanos celebrate their culture and history in the U.S. Oh … and something else that is pretty cool … General Zaragoza was born in Texas … but it was when Texas was still part of Mexico.

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