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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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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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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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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Mothers’ Fight for Visibility The Madres de la Plaza de Mayo of Argentina were a pivotal group of mothers rising against being silenced by the military dictatorship during the Dirty War‚ between 1976-1983 at the time when thousands of children and adults disappeared. In March 1977‚ the mothers began a march in the square of the Rosada presidential palace to break the silence and expose the truth of uncovered lies told by the authorities. Argentineans either looked the other way when it came to the
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loved ones. Others are citezens that believe and support human rights and want justice leading peaceful marches. Two important groups during these marches are “Madres de Plaza de Mayo” (Mothers of plaza de mayo) which are seeking trying to seek the truth in what happened to the whereabouts of their loved ones and “Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo” Grandmothers of
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Is Cinco de Mayo really the Mexican Independence Day? While most people mistake Cinco de Mayo for the day that Mexico gained their independence‚ Cinco de Mayo- the fifth of May- is actually celebrated because on that day the Mexican army claimed a victory over the French army in 1862 at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. Mexico actually gained their independence on September 16‚ 1810‚ 50 years before the Battle of Puebla occurred. The Franco-Mexican War began in late 1861; which
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Madres de Plaza de Mayo is a social movement that emerged in Argentina military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983 also known as (La Guerra Sucia) Dirty War. Madres de Plaza de Mayo started in Buenos Aires when after their children were suddenly kidnapped by the government military who never admitted of this crime. Madres de Plaza Mayo is an example of new movement formed mostly by women‚ who struggle fight for human rights abuses. Majority of Las Madres were housewives that had to step into the
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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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Chapter 1 Lecture Accounting is a service activity. Its function is to provide useful financial information about economic entities to interested parties‚ such as managers‚ investors‚ and creditors. Financial accounting provides information to those decision makers who are outside the economic entity‚ such as investors‚ creditors‚ and governmental agencies. Financial accounting information also is used by managers inside the economic entity. A. What is accounting? 1. Identification
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