I never really knew the difference between the two.
2006-09-15 07:13:13 · 9 answers · asked by s_castro_9905 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Cinco de Mayo celebrates a battle against the French.
Mexican Independence Day commemorates the fight for freedom from Spanish colonial rule.
2006-09-15 07:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by truthyness 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cinco de Mayo is the day the Mexicans overthrew a short French occupation. Mexican Independence Day is the day Mexicans gained their Independence from Spain. People in Mexico don't really celebrate Cinco de Mayo, maybe if your from Puebla, only in the US does this seem to take any significance. A friend once told me it would be like if Americans celebrated the war of 1812.
2006-09-15 19:39:54 · answer #2 · answered by pinacoladasundae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated as the day that Mexican forces fought and won the Battle of Pueblo against the French
2006-09-15 07:18:09 · answer #3 · answered by thirdeyeblind_5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cinco de Mayo was a battle in puebla against the french when a bunch of Mexican peasants beat the french troops
Independence day was the whole thing with Pancho Via, and Emliano Zapata revolting against the small upper class who owned most of the land and wealth of Mexico, Pancho via wanted power and wealth, Zapata wanted to redistribute the land amongst the masses. Independence day is when they won.
2006-09-15 12:36:18 · answer #4 · answered by brneyes23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mexicans don't care about Cinco de Mayo. It's an excuse for Americans to get drink specials.
2006-09-15 07:21:10 · answer #5 · answered by Sandy Sandals 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is on May 5 and the other is on Sept 15?
LOL, Just kidding, Sept 15, 1810 was when Mexico declared its' independence from Spain, and May 5 (1862) is the celebration of Mexico's victory over the French. They were under the rule of Napoleon III's puppet Maximillian and his wife Carlotta. No kidding, the French Foreign Legion used to WIN battles, LOL.
With the Mexicans preoccupied with their own war, they weren't able to continue supporting the Confederacy in the US so the N was better able to win the Civil war. In turn, the Union Army (N) supplied the mexicans with armaments to repel the French.
2006-09-15 07:24:07 · answer #6 · answered by writ_rrr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I already knew this, the conflict of Puebla on might 5th has not something to do with independence. The Mexican area, in hassle-free terms such as electorate, farmers, and a few Mexican squaddies, actually making use of sticks and stones, defeated the French military, armed with weapons and improved weapons for his or her time. interior the top, they did not provide up the french from taking on Mexico, yet their administration did not final very long.
2016-10-15 00:56:04 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cinco de Mayo
cinco (Fifth) de Mayo (of May) May 5th
2006-09-15 07:17:44 · answer #8 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cinco de Mayo, 2 Days shorter than Mardi Gras!!
2014-05-09 06:03:32 · answer #9 · answered by joesulli 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋