Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican-American culture in the U.S., but the spark of its importance occurred more than 150 years ago when the Mexican Army fought to an unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla. Out-gunned and outnumbered 3 to 1, the Mexican army under General Ignacio Zaragoza still managed to crush the French and boost national unity during the French occupation in the 1860s.

05.05.20