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Seven Questions with La Plaza Tapatia’s Gustavo Salazar
The owner of the West Side’s authentic Mexican grocery superstore provides tips for celebrating Cinco de Mayo.
Columbus Monthly
First things first: Contrary to common misconception, Cinco de Mayo is not the Mexican equivalent of Independence Day. Rather, it celebrates a single victory in a single battle that took place in the town of Puebla, Mexico, southeast of Mexico City. On May 5, 1862, the Mexican army defeated the much larger French army in a battle that, while not strategically important, served as a major morale-booster for the Mexican forces. France didn’t withdraw from Mexico until 1867, after the United States provided military and political support to its neighbor to the south.