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Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo. The Roots. Mexico went bankrupt and would not pay foreign debt for 2 years. Britain and Spain negotiated and withdrew, France decided to take advantage and expand their empire to Mexico The French occupied Mexico after the Mexican-American War. Battle of Puebla.

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Cinco de Mayo

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  1. Cinco de Mayo

  2. The Roots • Mexico went bankrupt and would not pay foreign debt for 2 years. • Britain and Spain negotiated and withdrew, France decided to take advantage and expand their empire to Mexico • The French occupied Mexico after the Mexican-American War.

  3. Battle of Puebla • 8,000 well armed French Army attacked 4,000 poorly equipped Mexican army and lost. • The victory was a moral boost and united Mexico, later they fell to the French, but the battle of Puebla was significant to the Mexican people. • After the Civil war, The U.S. helped Mexico drive out the French.

  4. Celebration • The first celebration of Cinco de Mayo in the U.S. was California (1860). • In Mexico it is only a regional celebration in the State of Puebla

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