Is Cinquo de Mayo (on Saturday) Mexican Independence Day since the Treaty of Cordoba was signed then in 1821?

Question

TGIF GUYS...I may be busy tomorrow....

Answer 1

Sheesh. Paris gives us another easy one a day early, and people still blow it.

Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexican Independance Day. It celebrates the battle of Puebla, where a badly outnumbered Mexican Army defeated a vastly superior French force. (Another example of the French snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory. Maybe they all drank the water before the battle.)

I'll be having a traditional picnic on Sunday... KFC and Bud-WEIS-er.

Answer 2

Cinco de Mayo, celebrated on May 5th commemorates the Mexican victory over the French forces in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Mexican Independence Day is celebrated in September, with the Treaty of Cordoba signed giving Mexico its independence from Spain. Since I like the French very much, I would rather enjoy celebrating Mexican Independence Day than Cinco de Mayo.

Answer 3

Using U. S. equivalents to illustrate, Cinco de Mayo would be more closely related to Veterans Day than to the 4th of July. It celebrates a "military" victory over the French, not breaking political ties to Spain.

Answer 4

no it's the celebration of the Mexican army's victory over the French army at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.

Answer 5

First of all, it's Cinco (!Pinche Gringos!)

Secondly, it is not Mexican Independence Day, that is in September.

Cinco de Mayo celebrates an important battle the Mexicans won.

So in honor of that auspicious occasion, we get borracho.

Answer 6

I'm not sure about the treaty, but Cinquo de Mayo is celebrating the freedom of Mexico from French rule (yes French). It's like the 4th of July.

Answer 7

yes