The island of Puerto Rico was acquired by the United States after the Spanish-American War. Although the usual narrative is ...

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Cinco de Mayo, celebrated on May 5th, marks Mexico's victory over France in 1862. In the U.S., it’s a festive celebration of ...

It's actually more popular in the United States than in Mexico. And it may have helped tip the American Civil War in favor of ...

The holiday actually commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Greg Grandin’s superb, punchy account of the deep ties between the US and Latin America forms a powerful case for closer ties in the present ...

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While promoting her latest book, ‘My Name Is Emilia del Valle,’ the celebrated author discusses independence for women, ...

From Trump's flirtation with renaming the Persian Gulf to the reignited conflict in Kashmir, these are some of the territorial disputes around the world.

Mexican Independence Day is celebrated each year to remember the end of the 300 year Spanish ... War of Independence, which lasted over a decade, according to National Today. On Aug. 24, 1821 ...

“ On the morning of May 5, the French tried to intimidate the Mexicans with screeching bugle calls and advanced bayonet ...