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Cinco de mayo is known as one of the holidays 

where people don't really know the true meaning 

of the celebration.

Cinco de mayo celebrates when Mexico defeated 

the french at the battle of Puebla.

Cinco de Mayo in Spanish means the fifth of May 

therefore it is celebrated on the fifth of May.

Independence Day

 (Día de la Independencia) 

is a Mexican holiday to celebrate 

the “cry of independence” on 

September 16, 1810

September 16th is a very important day 

in mexico's history.

Mexico celebrates their Independence 

on September 16th.

They celebrate   with parties, feast, 

parandas, and more...

After mexico won their independence the new 

country suffered. It was very difficult to change 

from a colony to a self-governing state. Mexico 

became divided into different groups such as the 

Liberals and the Conservatives. One group 

wanted change and the other wanted to keep the 

old Spanish monarchy.

Liberals:They wanted a federal Republic

(kind of like the United States government) 

Conservatives: They wanted to keep the Spanish 

Monarchy government.

These two groups are totally different and they 

could never agree on almost any subject.

The Battle of Puebla happened on May fifth 

1862. Napoleon III wanted to establish a 

french satellite in Mexico. Mexico did not 

want that to happen, Napoleon went up 

against the liberal government, Benito Juárez 

was in charge. In the end of the Battle of 

Puebla Mexico had an astounding victory and 

we now celebrate the fifth of may as Cinco De 

Mayo to remember that day.

Who is Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin?

Ignacio Zaragoza was a Mexican general he 

helped lead the people to victory at the battle 

of Puebla he is known as the Cinco De mayo 

hero.

France started to attacking Mexico at the battle of 

Puebla, because the Mexican government owed  

France money. Mexico had some financial issues so 

they quit paying the other countries and this is what 

started the attacks. The English, Spanish and french 

troops invaded,but the   English and Spanish 

withdrew and French continued to fight until they 

were defeated by Mexico at the battle of Puebla.

During the time of Mexico Battling France at the battle 

of Puebla the United States were in the middle of a 

civil war.

The battle of puebla could of been caused by the 

united states, because of a war that the U.S had won 

over Mexico it had leveled the mexico treasury and 

this caused the financial disaster that occured in 

Mexico

FAVORITE FACT:

From this project i learned a lot, but one 

of the most interesting facts that i learned 

was that Mexico suspended payment to  

France, when mexico did this they left the 

french starving, and this also helped the 

United States by letting Abraham Lincoln 

send out troops to the south to help 

Juarez.

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