Posted on 04/08/2010 8:19:34 AM PDT by BobMcCartyWrites
It's time to suspend Cinco De Mayo celebrations until Mexico cleans up its act and gets control of drug cartels running rampant along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Correct. Battle directed by Porfirio Diaz, who would ride the wave of popularity to become one of Mexico's worst dictators (ruled for a straight 30 years with his Rurales keeping control as a private police force). The French regrouped after the Battle of Puebla, defeated the Mexicans and put the puppet leader Maximilian Von Hapsburg on the throne, restoring the Catholic monarchy in Mexico. Benito Juarez would defeat him and have him executed.
The poor, rural masses in Mexico seldom know what Cinco de Mayo even stands for as it is mostly celebrated around Puebla. It was established in the U.S. as a commercial holiday falling at the right time in Spring to promote big sales.
It’s “Cinco de Quatro”
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