To: cll
Cinco de Mayo is mostly an American thing. Mexicans aren’t all that interested in it.
8 posted on
04/26/2018 10:51:18 AM PDT by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
The Battle of Puebla is a big deal in Puebla, Mexico. The American connection is apparently due to the particular hatred Mexicans in California had for the French around the time of the US Civil War.
21 posted on
04/26/2018 10:58:20 AM PDT by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: BenLurkin
It was invented in Los Angeles, CA as a way to have a Mexican Holiday similar to 4th of July to encourage festivals and all that money spending that goes with it.
Pure BS
54 posted on
04/26/2018 4:17:13 PM PDT by
dirtymac
(Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. It's time folks)
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