Cinco de Mayo

On May 5th, 1862, the French attacked the city of Puebla, Mexico, but under the leadership of Texas-born Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin, the Mexican Army was triumphant in the battle.

The first celebrations of Cinco de Mayo started a year later in California, which had just become part of the Union. The holiday is celebrated throughout the U.S. but is virtually ignored in Mexico.