Taxes, Not Tacos & Tequila: What You Should Know About Cinco De Mayo

People dressed as Zacapoaxtla indigenous attend the reenactment of The Battle of Puebla as part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Penon de los Banos neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, May 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) Happy Cinco de Mayo! Before you break out the “¡Felicidades!” you’ll want to get your holidays straight: Today isn’t Mexican Independence Day. Mexican Independence Day, which is a national public holiday in Mexico, is celebrated on September 16, marking the country’s declaration of independence from Spanish rule in 1810. In contrast, Cinco de Mayo is the anniversary of the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War in 1862. So how did a battle against one country (France) more than fifty years after the country declared its independence against another country (Spain) become so popular? The David-versus-Goliath-like battle offered hope to the Mexican people that they…

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