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THE ANSWER
No, Mexico’s Independence Day is on Sept. 16. Mexico gained independence more than 50 years before the Battle of Puebla, which is where Cinco de Mayo originated.
WHAT WE FOUND
According to the Smithsonian, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla, which happened on May 5, 1862. Mexico’s independence day was Sept. 16, 1810.
The Battle of Puebla took place after France invaded Mexico in response to Mexican President Benito Juarez’s decision to suspend payment of all foreign debts.
“The Mexican soldiers were outnumbered 2 to 1 by the better-equipped French army, yet the Mexicans crushed the French in the town of Puebla,” the Smithsonian website says.
THE ANSWER
No, Mexico’s Independence Day is on Sept. 16. Mexico gained independence more than 50 years before the Battle of Puebla, which is where Cinco de Mayo originated.
WHAT WE FOUND
According to the Smithsonian, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla, which happened on May 5, 1862. Mexico’s independence day was Sept. 16, 1810.
The Battle of Puebla took place after France invaded Mexico in response to Mexican President Benito Juarez’s decision to suspend payment of all foreign debts.
“The Mexican soldiers were outnumbered 2 to 1 by the better-equipped French army, yet the Mexicans crushed the French in the town of Puebla,” the Smithsonian website says.
THE ANSWER
No, Mexico’s Independence Day is on Sept. 16. Mexico gained independence more than 50 years before the Battle of Puebla, which is where Cinco de Mayo originated.
WHAT WE FOUND
According to the Smithsonian, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla, which happened on May 5, 1862. Mexico’s independence day was Sept. 16, 1810.
The Battle of Puebla took place after France invaded Mexico in response to Mexican President Benito Juarez’s decision to suspend payment of all foreign debts.
“The Mexican soldiers were outnumbered 2 to 1 by the better-equipped French army, yet the Mexicans crushed the French in the town of Puebla,” the Smithsonian website says.
THE ANSWER
No, Mexico’s Independence Day is on Sept. 16. Mexico gained independence more than 50 years before the Battle of Puebla, which is where Cinco de Mayo originated.
WHAT WE FOUND
According to the Smithsonian, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla, which happened on May 5, 1862. Mexico’s independence day was Sept. 16, 1810.
The Battle of Puebla took place after France invaded Mexico in response to Mexican President Benito Juarez’s decision to suspend payment of all foreign debts.
“The Mexican soldiers were outnumbered 2 to 1 by the better-equipped French army, yet the Mexicans crushed the French in the town of Puebla,” the Smithsonian website says.