The True Story of Cinco de Mayo

Western Civ

English - May 05, 2022 05:00 - 2 hours - 196 MB - ★★★★★ - 129 ratings
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Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day, right? Nope. Mexican Independence is nearly four decades before the battle from which we get Cinco de Mayo. The true story is soooo much more delicious than just an independence day. The real Cinco de Mayo is about Napoleon III's bizarre attempt to put an Austrian Archduke on the throne of a new Mexican Empire.

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