Cinco de Mayo – History, Culture, and Pride
C.O.O.L.ᵀᴹ Time Capsule: This Month in the World — May Written by: Yudenia Tiza The true meaning of Cinco de Mayo Every year on May 5th, people celebrate Cinco de Mayo, which means “Fifth of May” in Spanish. Cinco de Mayo commemorates, or honors and remembers, the Battle of Puebla, which took place in Mexico on May 5, 1862. On that day, the Mexican army surprised everyone by defeating the French army, which was one of the strongest (most powerful) in the world at the time. According to the...
