Emily Kinner Spanish II; 7th mod May 14‚ 2011 Cinco De Mayo Cinco De Mayo is a day of celebration. You may think‚ “Its Mexico’s Independence Day‚” but you’re wrong. Cinco De Mayo commemorates the victory of the Mexican Militia over the French Army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. Mexico finally gained independence from Spain in 1821 after a long struggle. During this time‚ Mexico accumulated heavy debts to several nations including Spain‚ England and France‚ who were demanding repayment
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Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican celebration that remembers a military victory against the French on May 5‚ 1862. Cinco de Mayo means May the fifth in Spanish. It is not a public or a national holiday in Mexico. It is largely celebrated in the Mexican state of Puebla‚ where the victory against French forces took place. Even though it is not a major holiday in Mexico‚ it is a well-known celebration. This is because Mexicans in the USA and other
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The "Cinco de Mayo" celebration commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5‚ 1862‚ under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza. The Battle was important because 4‚000 Mexican soldiers defeated a much better-equipped French army composed of 8‚000 men that had not been defeated for almost 50 years. In 1862‚ the Mexican army defeated France’s forces at the Battle of Puebla. This battle was one of many such altercations that took
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Cinco de Mayo For my cultural event I went to the language house on campus to celebrate cinco de mayo. They held the event in their backyard and had a ton of activities and stations to learn some history about Spanish speaking countries‚ whether that be in Europe or in South America. The first thing that I went around and did was visited each station to see some of the posters and learn a little bit about some things in other countries. One of the stations talked about corn and where it actually
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Lesson Objective: Students will learn the history of “Cinco de Mayo”‚ and they will learn is not the Independence Day. California State History-Social Science Standard 5.8 Students trace the colonization‚ immigration‚ and settlement patterns of the American people from 1789 to the mid-1800s‚ with emphasis on the role of economic incentives‚ effects of the physical and political geography‚ and transportation systems. 6. Relate how and when California‚ Texas‚ Oregon‚ and other western lands became
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Maalik Reynolds Folklore __________ May 2‚ 2013 Collecting Project Cinco De Febrero Collecting these stories was something that I found very fun. At first‚ I thought it would be difficult because the concept of collecting stories seemed foreign. But I realized that I collect stories all the time in my daily life; I just never actually record them with such detail. So during this collecting phase‚ I was able to observe the actual process of me listening to people’s stories‚ which was different
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Communication in Spanish countries is mostly by mouth‚ not written. People around Spanish culture prefer oral communication. Lastly‚ Spanish people go throughout their life celebrating a lot of holidays. One of the most well-known ones would be Cinco de Mayo. This means May 5th in English. On this holiday‚ people usually celebrate their arrival from freedom after the days of the civil war. The Spanish have a lot of holidays to celebrate their upcoming good occasions. The Culture that I will focus
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How you ever wondered what goes on in the hispanic culture? If so ‚ my research paper will be very informative to the reader with facts and details on that specific topic . I Chose this culture because ‚ I have always been a big fan of learning about Hispanics. Especially on how they manage to make it in America with the big change . The following will be addressing hispanic and latino families ‚ wedding customs ‚ housing ‚ recipes ‚ and holidays. Families Hispanics families varies in many ways
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It is undoubtedly common that there are many people that migrate from Mexico to the United States. Among those millions of people were my parents. My parents‚ and just like most of the people migrating‚ shared a similar dream. The dream of creating a better future for their family. My parents obviously knew that there were going to be many hardships and obstacles that they had to conquer in order to achieve the life they desired. They knew that they would have to learn a whole new language and get
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Spanish essay Hispanics to Americans Cultural diffusion By: Emma Stone “Hello my name is Pablo” said one boy Or better put “Hola me llamo Pablo” Hispanic culture is everywhere and so is their culture‚ music‚ dance‚ food‚ languages‚ and art. If you take the Hispanics out of America you are also taking out very famous artists and actors such as George Clooney‚ Shakira‚ and Jennifer Lopez. But the entire Hispanic culture is not just made up of famous
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