Cinco de Mayo Day 2024 is on Sunday, May 5, 2024: Question regarding Cinco De Mayo?

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Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day. Mexico's Independence Day is on September 16. Cinco de Mayo is the Remembrance of the Battle of Puebla when outnumberd Mexican Liberal forces defeated the invading French Army against all odds on May 5, 1862. It's actually not really even celebrated in Mexico at all. Only in Puebla where the battle took place.

I'm not sure when and how it became such a huge holiday for the U.S., but I can think of several reasons why: I've heard this interesting explanation that it has to do with the violation of the Monroe Doctrine signed by the US in 1823, which stated what no European nation was allowed to colonize and violate the sovereignty of the any country in the Americas. When the French invaded Mexico, the Union forces of the U.S. wanted to back Mexico up, but couldn't because of the Civil War. They were scared that the Confederacy might side with the French. There were some Americans soldiers who did fight in the battle, but not a whole lot. Either way, they were all outnumbered and thought they were doomed to fail. I've heard once before that when new of the victory reached the Union forces, they all cheered "Cinco de Mayo!" and saw it as victory for the Continental America's sovereignty and democracy. According to this theory, Cinco de Mayo was more celebrated in the U.S. from the very beginning.

The other theory is that Americans just wanted a Mexican version of St. Patty's Day to celebrate Mexican and party hard. Cinco de Mayo just happens to have a much easier ring to it for non-Spanish speakers than Dieciseis de Septiembre (September 16- Mexican Independence Day) or Veinte de Noviembre (November 20- Mexican Revolution Day)- both are infinitely bigger celebrations in Mexico than Cinco de Mayo.

EDIT: I am Mexican, I know when my Independence Day is. . Many people in the U.S. mistake it for Mexico's Independence Day. That is a common misconceptions. I also happen to study Sociology. But this has nothing to do with Scoiology. This has to with History, which I is one of my strongest subjects. Just because people mistake it for Mexico's Independence Day, it doesn't make it Mexico's Independence Day. I historical date is a historical date. That isn't something that "culturally changes". If people overseas began celebrating "Alamo Day" as an "American Heritage Day", and over period of time began a few mistaken individuals began to confuse it with the US's Independence Day, would that actually make it the US's Independence Day? No it wouldn't. In fact, many educated people actually know that this is not Mexico's Independence Day. It's just a few people who make a simple mistake. This isn't like religion. And it isn't even celebrated as Mexan Independence. It's celebrated as a Mexican Heritage Day, which people just use as an excuse to party.

Cinco de Mayo?

Cinco de Mayo represents a battle that took place in a state in mexico called PUEBLA. it was a battle between the French occupational forces and mexican people.In late 1861 Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, sent troops to Mexico, to collect debts owed by a previous Mexican government. The French Army at the time was led by General Charles de Lorencez and the mexican people were led by Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín . When the Mexican people saw these French soldiers wandering about with rifles, they took it that hostilities had begun. On May 5, Lorencez decided to attack Puebla from the north. Unfortunately, he started his attack a little too late in the day, using his artillery just before noon and by noon advancing his infantry. By the third attack the French required the full engagement of all its reserves. Unfortunately the French artillery had run out of ammunition, so the third infantry attack went unsupported. The Mexican forces put up a stout defense and even took to the field to defend the positions between the hilltop forts.

As the French retreated from their final assault, Zaragoza had his cavalry attack them from the right and left while troops concealed along the road pivoted out to flank them badly. By 3 p.m. the daily rains had started, making a slippery quagmire of the battlefield. Lorencez withdrew to distant positions, counting 462 of his men killed against only 83 of the Mexicans. He waited a couple of days for Zaragoza to attack again, but Zaragoza held his ground. Lorencez then completely withdrew to Orizaba. The political repercussions were overwhelming, as the outnumbered Mexicans used what courage and determination they could to repel the French forces. The legendary battle had created a Mexican moral victory which is celebrated today as Cinco de Mayo.

hope it helped.

Why do we celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a voluntarily-observed holiday that commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. It is celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla and in the United States. While Cinco de Mayo has limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day, the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.

This is the day that the mexicans attacked and won against the French and traitor Mexican armies!