Why are we celebrating a Mexican victory in a battle vs France?
TheeOSU
FUCK IT!
Full disclosure: I'm not celebrating it's just another day for me as I suspect it's just another day for most of you.
So why the hoopla in America over a Mexican victory in one battle that has no bearing on our lives and had no bearing on the USA? My opinion is it's just an excuse for beer companies to sell more beer. Am I wrong?
So why the hoopla in America over a Mexican victory in one battle that has no bearing on our lives and had no bearing on the USA? My opinion is it's just an excuse for beer companies to sell more beer. Am I wrong?
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I'm not Irish, but every St. Patty's Day I enjoy corned beef and cabbage; and a nice pour of Redbreast 15.
Does that count?
Happy birthday baby! Lol
Hussong's (Cantina, Ensenada, B.C., MX) is reputedly the place where the Margarita was created in October, 1941 by bartender Don Carlos Orozco.[4][5][6] He concocted a mixture of equal parts tequila, damiana (Cointreau is used now) and lime, served over ice in a salt-rimmed glass for Margarita Henkel, daughter of the German Ambassador to Mexico.
I like this one because during the 70's & 80's I spent a lot of time drinking there. I have also been to the town of Tequila, MX.
May 5 marks the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War in 1862.
French Emperor Napoleon III wanted to claim Mexican territory for his empire and sent his troops to Mexico, to install his puppet, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, as emperor of Mexico
Mexican Americans celebrated in the mid-1800s as an act of resistance.
They began to celebrate that holiday because they also wanted to commemorate their acts of resistance during the U.S.-Mexico war, but also holding their own after “incorporation,"
After the US-Mexico war Mexican-Americans who decided to stay after 1848 and become U.S. citizens, realized that all the promises the U.S. had made to them were not going to come true.
They were not going to be treated as equals as American citizens .
Mexican-American communities in the southwest celebrating Cinco de Mayo was very powerful and very symbolic, they identified with the victory of Indigenous Mexicans over European (French) invaders during the Battle of Puebla.
In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has, in some instance, evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage
However Cinco de Mayo, like many holidays, Saint Patrick's Day for example are now just an excuse to party, and drink.
Commercialization undermines the true meaning of some holidays.
Mexicans were crazy about the stuff.
The Mexican people were eagerly awaiting delivery and were disconsolate at the loss. So much so that they declared a national day of mourning which they still observe today.
It is known, of course, as ...sinko de Mayo.
It is believed the French would have aided the Confederacy in the Civil War, Mexico’s resistance changed the history of the United States.
Pro-Union Mexican citizens in the state of California heavily celebrated the victory at the Battle of Puebla viewing it as a victory for the Union’s cause, later formalizing and spreading the annual celebrations across the United States.
salute!
It’s simply a day for enjoying some Mexican food and booze.
I never knew this was a holiday until I was a working adult. This was not because of history studies in school - but my parents never ate any Mexican food or beverages.
Enjoy Cinco De Drinko!