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What does Cinco de Mayo celebrate? Brush up on its rich history and modern traditions. (And no, it's not Mexico's ...

Why is Cinco de Mayo often confused with Mexico's Independence Day? Though many might know the lore ... not to mention the wars ... In World War II alone, almost half a million Latinos – mostly ...

Cinco de Mayo, which means “Fifth of May” in Spanish, is also more formally known as the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla.

Second, they ignored the signs of a Kremlin immersed in a revisionist policy of the post-Cold War order ... thinking in terms of Europe’s independence. In Bienvenido, Mr. Marshall (1953), a Spanish ...

we would be celebrating Independence Day during a war and while there were hostages in captivity," Bibas wrote. "On the 77th Independence Day, there is still a war, and there are still hostages ...

Mexico celebrates its liberation from Spanish rule and Independence Day on Sept ... Cinco de Mayo began as a form of ...