| Cinco de Mayo |
| Battle of Puebla |
| Observed by | US Americans, mixed nationality;
citizens of Puebla, Puebla |
| Type | multinational |
| Date | May 5, 1862 |
| Observances | Celebration in the United States of Mexican-American culture and experiences. Only somewhat celebrated in Mexico.
Food, music, folkloric dancing |
Cinco de Mayo (
Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday held on May 5 that commemorates the
Mexican army's unlikely victory over
French forces at the
Battle of Puebla on
May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.
[2][3] It is celebrated primarily in the state of
Puebla and in the
United States.
[4][5][6][7] While Cinco de Mayo sees limited significance in Mexico itself, the date is observed nationwide mostly in the
United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.
[8] "Cinco de Mayo is not a Mexican holiday—it is an
American Civil War holiday, created spontaneously by Mexicans and Latinos living in California who supported the fragile cause of defending freedom and democracy during the first years of that bloody war between the states."
[9] Cinco de Mayo is not
Mexico's Independence Day,
[10] the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.
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